diff --git a/Dockerfile-slim.template b/Dockerfile-slim.template
index 6988fc39..8e091333 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-slim.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-slim.template
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 FROM buildpack-deps:jessie-curl
 
+RUN groupadd -r node && useradd -r -g node node
+
 # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node
 RUN set -ex \
   && for key in \
diff --git a/Dockerfile-wheezy.template b/Dockerfile-wheezy.template
index 51a7d5cd..e2e7a65b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-wheezy.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-wheezy.template
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 FROM buildpack-deps:wheezy
 
+RUN groupadd -r node && useradd -r -g node node
+
 # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node
 RUN set -ex \
   && for key in \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.template b/Dockerfile.template
index a3181ddf..6338094f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/Dockerfile.template
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 FROM buildpack-deps:jessie
 
+RUN groupadd -r node && useradd -r -g node node
+
 # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node
 RUN set -ex \
   && for key in \