diff --git a/Dockerfile-alpine.template b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
index d4096cc08..2254b271a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-alpine.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ ENV NODE_VERSION=0.0.0
 
 RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
     && adduser -u 1000 -G node -s /bin/sh -D node \
+    && mkdir -p /home/node/node_modules \
+    && chown -R node:node /home/node/node_modules \
     && apk add --no-cache \
         libstdc++ \
     && apk add --no-cache --virtual .build-deps \
diff --git a/Dockerfile-debian.template b/Dockerfile-debian.template
index 42f866df7..e608d84eb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-debian.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-debian.template
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 FROM buildpack-deps:name
 
 RUN groupadd --gid 1000 node \
-  && useradd --uid 1000 --gid node --shell /bin/bash --create-home node
+  && useradd --uid 1000 --gid node --shell /bin/bash --create-home node \
+  && mkdir -p /home/node/node_modules \
+  && chown -R node:node /home/node/node_modules
 
 ENV NODE_VERSION=0.0.0
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile-slim.template b/Dockerfile-slim.template
index 4794c87a1..e0b2a2c86 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-slim.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-slim.template
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 FROM debian:name-slim
 
 RUN groupadd --gid 1000 node \
-  && useradd --uid 1000 --gid node --shell /bin/bash --create-home node
+  && useradd --uid 1000 --gid node --shell /bin/bash --create-home node \
+  && mkdir -p /home/node/node_modules \
+  && chown -R node:node /home/node/node_modules
 
 ENV NODE_VERSION=0.0.0