diff --git a/docker/demo/Dockerfile b/docker/demo/Dockerfile
index 8c576b85..0f9e4ae1 100644
--- a/docker/demo/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/demo/Dockerfile
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ ENV JMX_PORT="9090"
 ENV SERVER_PWD=somePW
 
 RUN groupadd --system spring && useradd --system --gid spring spring
+
+# TODO: this shouldn't be necessary, log to stdout instead
+RUN mkdir /sebserver/log && chown spring:spring /sebserver/log
+
 USER spring:spring
 
 COPY docker/demo/config/ /sebserver/config/
-# TODO: this shouldn't be necessary, log to stdout instead
-RUN mkdir /sebserver/log && chown spring:spring /sebserver/log
 COPY seb-server-$SEBSERVER_JAR.jar /sebserver/seb-server-$SEBSERVER_JAR.jar
 
 WORKDIR /sebserver