diff --git a/ci/Dockerfile.distroless b/ci/Dockerfile.distroless
index cf46f9d32ef..f6d9b2af913 100644
--- a/ci/Dockerfile.distroless
+++ b/ci/Dockerfile.distroless
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ RUN dpkg -i /${BUILD_PACKAGE_NAME}_*${TARGETARCH}.deb && rm /*.deb
 
 FROM ${BASE_IMAGE}
 
-COPY --from=deb /opt/tyk-gateway /opt/tyk-gateway
+COPY --chown=65532:65532 --from=deb /opt/tyk-gateway /opt/tyk-gateway
 
 ARG PORTS
 EXPOSE $PORTS