diff --git a/4.0.0/scala2.13-java17-ubuntu/Dockerfile b/4.0.0/scala2.13-java17-ubuntu/Dockerfile
index 031fc3e..0c84167 100644
--- a/4.0.0/scala2.13-java17-ubuntu/Dockerfile
+++ b/4.0.0/scala2.13-java17-ubuntu/Dockerfile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ FROM eclipse-temurin:17-jammy
 ARG spark_uid=185
 
 RUN groupadd --system --gid=${spark_uid} spark && \
-    useradd --system --uid=${spark_uid} --gid=spark spark
+    useradd --system --uid=${spark_uid} --gid=spark -d /nonexistent spark
 
 RUN set -ex; \
     apt-get update; \
diff --git a/4.0.0/scala2.13-java21-ubuntu/Dockerfile b/4.0.0/scala2.13-java21-ubuntu/Dockerfile
index 15bd36b..b34f6e0 100644
--- a/4.0.0/scala2.13-java21-ubuntu/Dockerfile
+++ b/4.0.0/scala2.13-java21-ubuntu/Dockerfile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ FROM eclipse-temurin:21-jammy
 ARG spark_uid=185
 
 RUN groupadd --system --gid=${spark_uid} spark && \
-    useradd --system --uid=${spark_uid} --gid=spark spark
+    useradd --system --uid=${spark_uid} --gid=spark -d /nonexistent spark
 
 RUN set -ex; \
     apt-get update; \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.template b/Dockerfile.template
index a410e06..ed07c88 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/Dockerfile.template
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ FROM {{ BASE_IMAGE }}
 ARG spark_uid=185
 
 RUN groupadd --system --gid=${spark_uid} spark && \
-    useradd --system --uid=${spark_uid} --gid=spark spark
+    useradd --system --uid=${spark_uid} --gid=spark -d /nonexistent spark
 
 RUN set -ex; \
     apt-get update; \