diff --git a/oem_application_dockerfile b/oem_application_dockerfile
index d876b32..899572f 100644
--- a/oem_application_dockerfile
+++ b/oem_application_dockerfile
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ RUN apk del \
 
 RUN rm -r node_modules \
     && rm artifact.tar.gz \
-    && rm -r var/cache
+    && rm -r var/cache \
+    mkdir var \
+    chown nobody var
 
 USER nobody