diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index eda24a3..95b0364 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 # Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
 FROM python:3.12-slim
 
-# --- Add arguments for user/group IDs ---
-ARG UID=1000
-ARG GID=1000
-
 # Set environment variables
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
@@ -14,27 +10,18 @@ ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 # Set work directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# --- Create a non-root user and group ---
-RUN groupadd -g $GID -o archivist && \
-    useradd -u $UID -g $GID -o -m -s /bin/bash archivist
-    # -o allows reusing UID/GID if needed, -m creates home dir, -s sets shell
-
 # Install Python dependencies
 # Copy only requirements first to leverage Docker cache
 COPY requirements.txt ./
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
 # Copy the entrypoint script first
-COPY --chown=archivist:archivist ./entrypoint.sh /app/entrypoint.sh
-
+COPY ./entrypoint.sh /app/entrypoint.sh
 # Ensure it's executable inside the container too
 RUN chmod +x /app/entrypoint.sh
 
 # Copy the rest of the backend source code
-COPY --chown=archivist:archivist . .
-
-# --- Swithc the user to the archivist user ---
-USER archivist
+COPY . .
 
 # Set the entrypoint script
 ENTRYPOINT ["/app/entrypoint.sh"]