diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 09c58be..7658c1a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # STAGE 1: Build & Compile Tailwind CSS (Node.js + Yarn)
 # =========================================================================
 FROM node:20-alpine AS tailwind-builder
+USER root
 WORKDIR /src
 
 # Copy package descriptors first to leverage Docker layer caching
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p wwwroot && \
 # STAGE 2: Restore, Build, & Publish .NET 10 Application
 # =========================================================================
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:10.0 AS dotnet-builder
+USER root
 
 # Install Node.js & Yarn in the .NET builder stage to support MSBuild frontend compilation targets
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl && \
@@ -49,6 +51,12 @@ COPY Tmt.SaqaTravel/ ./Tmt.SaqaTravel/
 # Overwrite / insert the pre-compiled, minified Tailwind CSS stylesheet from Stage 1
 COPY --from=tailwind-builder /src/Tmt.SaqaTravel/wwwroot/app.min.css ./Tmt.SaqaTravel/wwwroot/app.min.css
 
+# Copy restored node_modules from Stage 1 to support any custom MSBuild targets that run node/yarn scripts
+COPY --from=tailwind-builder /src/Tmt.SaqaTravel/node_modules ./Tmt.SaqaTravel/node_modules
+
+# Ensure root permissions are configured across the entire working directory
+RUN chmod -R 755 /src
+
 # Compile and publish the release-ready Blazor app (No AppHost, single-file DLL bundle)
 WORKDIR /src/Tmt.SaqaTravel
 RUN dotnet publish Tmt.SaqaTravel.csproj -c Release -o /app/publish /p:UseAppHost=false