diff --git a/apps/backend/Dockerfile b/apps/backend/Dockerfile
index 9854224..5c6462e 100644
--- a/apps/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ RUN pnpm run build
 FROM base AS runner
 
 RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs && \
-    adduser --system --uid 1001 taskerra
+    adduser --system --uid 1001 --home /home/taskerra taskerra
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ COPY --from=builder /app/apps/backend/package.json ./apps/backend/package.json
 
 COPY --from=builder /app/apps/backend/src/db ./apps/backend/src/db
 
-RUN chown -R taskerra:nodejs /app
+# Create proper home directory for corepack/pnpm cache
+RUN mkdir -p /home/taskerra/.cache && \
+    chown -R taskerra:nodejs /app /home/taskerra
 
 USER taskerra