diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 284f944..06fdc24 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -24,6 +24,4 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=strip-dev-deps /app ./
 COPY --from=frontend-compiler /app/frontend/public ./frontend/public
 RUN echo "JWT_SECRET=$(openssl rand -base64 256 | tr -d '\n')" > .env
-RUN mkdir -p /var/lib/waffle/uploads && chown -R node /var/lib/waffle/uploads
-USER node
 CMD [ "/bin/sh", "-c", "node index.js" ]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 0e6891b..a8f8694 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ services:
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=supersecretpassword11
   waffle:
     build: .
+    volumes:
+      - ./tmp/waffle:/var/lib/waffle
     ports:
       - "5002:3000"
     environment: