diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1d55a5d0..846616b2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ testbin/*
 *.swo
 *~
 .vscode/*
-node-feature-discovery-operator
\ No newline at end of file
+./node-feature-discovery-operator
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ddc9a304..c99ae210 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ FROM ${BASE_IMAGE_FULL} as full
 COPY --from=builder /workspace/node-feature-discovery-operator /
 COPY --from=builder /workspace/build/assets /opt/nfd
 
-RUN useradd nfd-operator
-USER nfd-operator
+# Run as unprivileged user
+USER 65534:65534
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/node-feature-discovery-operator"]
 LABEL io.k8s.display-name="node-feature-discovery-operator"