diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 46f418b1d..0329de3e7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ FROM scratch
 
 MAINTAINER Avesh Agarwal <avesh.ncsu@gmail.com>
 
+USER 1000
+
 COPY --from=0 /go/src/sigs.k8s.io/descheduler/_output/bin/descheduler /bin/descheduler
 
 CMD ["/bin/descheduler", "--help"]
diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
index 2f626b90c..0783c193a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ FROM scratch
 
 MAINTAINER Avesh Agarwal <avesh.ncsu@gmail.com>
 
+USER 1000
+
 COPY _output/bin/descheduler /bin/descheduler
 
 CMD ["/bin/descheduler", "--help"]