diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 91e079b..ad1e6fc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@ RUN chown 1000:0 -R $WORKDIR
 RUN chown 1000:0 -R /app/codecollection
 
 # Set the user to $USER
-USER python
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+USER python
+ENV USER=python
+RUN chmod -R u+x /app/codecollection
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