diff --git a/php/Dockerfile b/php/Dockerfile
index a5bef8e3cf8..9b79e06c1bb 100644
--- a/php/Dockerfile
+++ b/php/Dockerfile
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ WORKDIR /php
 # Perform build steps
 RUN find . -name "composer.json" -not -path "*vendor*" -exec bash -c "dirname {} | xargs -I % composer install --working-dir=%" \;
 
-# Set non-root user
-RUN useradd -m automation && \
+# Set non-root user w/ ownership of /php
+RUN addgroup -S automation && \
+    adduser -S -G automation automation && \
     chown -R automation:automation /php/
+
 USER automation:automation
 
 CMD ["./php/testing", "--integ"]
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