diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d139907..c63574a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -139,4 +139,7 @@ RUN <<EOT
   rm -rf scalr_cli.zip
 EOT
 
+# Add the scalr user (optional; used when running the container with UID 1000).
+RUN useradd -u 1000 -m scalr
+
 ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash"]