diff --git a/client.Dockerfile b/client.Dockerfile
index e4c504e..44a0292 100644
--- a/client.Dockerfile
+++ b/client.Dockerfile
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ RUN cargo build --release --bin zkpauth-client
 # use distroless image instead of alpine because rust uses musl libc
 FROM gcr.io/distroless/cc-debian12
 COPY --from=builder /app/target/release/zkpauth-client /app/
+USER 1000
 CMD ["/app/zkpauth-client"]
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diff --git a/server.Dockerfile b/server.Dockerfile
index 148e93b..2e7a2c9 100644
--- a/server.Dockerfile
+++ b/server.Dockerfile
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ RUN cargo build --release --bin zkpauth-server
 # use distroless image instead of alpine because rust uses musl libc
 FROM gcr.io/distroless/cc-debian12
 COPY --from=builder /app/target/release/zkpauth-server /app/
+USER 1000
 CMD ["/app/zkpauth-server"]