diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 0c1a105f05..5a430d60f6 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -26,3 +26,8 @@ ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "backend.dll"]
 # Making sure we run apt-get to get necessary requirements for SQLite plugins
 RUN apt-get update
 RUN apt-get install -y libgomp1 libatlas-base-dev liblapack-dev
+
+# Making sure we run in the context of a custom user with restricted access to core operating system
+RUN groupadd -r magic && useradd -g magic magic
+RUN chown -R magic:magic /magic/files
+USER magic