diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f5df14f..6859bed 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@ RUN \
   unzip /tmp/kafka-sink-graphdb/target/kafka-sink-graphdb-plugin.zip -d target/
 
 # Final stage - kafka sink worker
-FROM confluentinc/cp-kafka-connect:7.8.0
+FROM confluentinc/cp-server-connect:7.8.0
+
+USER root
 
 COPY --from=builder /tmp/kafka-sink-graphdb/target/kafka-sink-graphdb /usr/share/java/kafka-sink-graphdb
 
 # Add Mapped Diagnostic Context (MDC) to loggers (%X)
 RUN sed -i -e 's/log4j\.appender\.stdout\.layout\.ConversionPattern \=.*/log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern = [%d] %p %m (%c:%L) [%X]%n/g' /etc/kafka/connect-log4j.properties
+
+USER appuser