diff --git a/dockerfile b/dockerfile
index 655ee9b..6170976 100644
--- a/dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfile
@@ -19,13 +19,19 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 # Copy the rest of the application
 COPY . .
 
-# Create a non-root user and switch to it
+# Create a non-root user
 RUN useradd -m bot
-USER bot
 
 # Create directories for persistent storage and modify permissions
-RUN mkdir -p /app/logs && chmod -R 777 /app/logs
-RUN mkdir -p /app/embed && chmod -R 777 /app/embed
+RUN mkdir -p logs && \
+    chown -R bot:bot logs && \
+    chmod -R 755 logs \
+    mkdir -p embed && \
+    chown -R bot:bot embed && \
+    chmod -R 755 embed \
+
+# Switch to non root user
+USER bot
 
 # Set environment variables for configuration
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1