diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index dff3da6..072a4ed 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/static ./.next/static
 # Create data directory for SQLite
 RUN mkdir -p /app/data && chown nextjs:nodejs /app/data
 
+COPY --chown=nextjs:nodejs start.sh ./
+RUN chmod +x start.sh
+
 USER nextjs
 
 EXPOSE 3000
@@ -55,7 +58,4 @@ ENV PORT 3000
 # set hostname to localhost
 ENV HOSTNAME "0.0.0.0"
 
-COPY --chown=nextjs:nodejs start.sh ./
-RUN chmod +x start.sh
-
 CMD ["./start.sh"]