diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a288769..c61800d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@ USER disseminate
 # Installing the dependencies.
 RUN yarn install --production
 
+USER root
 # Startup command
 CMD ["npm", "run", "docker:prod:bootstrapper"]
diff --git a/scripts/docker_bootstrapper.sh b/scripts/docker_bootstrapper.sh
index a042858..3ad1258 100755
--- a/scripts/docker_bootstrapper.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker_bootstrapper.sh
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ fi
 #  chown -R 1000:1000 data/
 #fi
 echo "[bootstrapper] launching runner"
-npm run docker:prod:_runner
+su - root -c 'npm run docker:prod:_runner'