diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ee2088d..9c5a656 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ ENV PYTHONPATH=/app
 # # Copy the source code into the container.
 # COPY ./app /app # loaded with containers
 COPY ./model_files /model_files
+# Ensure that the model file is readable by all users
+RUN chmod -R 755 /model_files
 
 # Create a non-root user called appuser
 RUN useradd -m appuser
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index 7027db7..b0f1177 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: "3.9"
-
 services:
   server:
     # build: .