diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9b70e9e8a0..437d2f593b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -20,8 +20,13 @@ RUN cd /go-ethereum && go run build/ci.go install -static ./cmd/geth
 FROM alpine:latest
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates
+RUN addgroup -g 1000 geth && \
+    adduser -u 1000 -G geth -s /bin/sh -D geth
+
 COPY --from=builder /go-ethereum/build/bin/geth /usr/local/bin/
 
+USER geth
+
 EXPOSE 8545 8546 30303 30303/udp
 ENTRYPOINT ["geth"]