diff --git a/dockerfiles/alpine/obam/Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/alpine/obam/Dockerfile
index 7806ec6..c1857b2 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/alpine/obam/Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/alpine/obam/Dockerfile
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ RUN \
 # change directory rights
 RUN chown wso2carbon:wso2 -R ${WSO2_SERVER_HOME}/
 
-# set the non-root user
-USER ${USER_ID}
-
 # set MOTD login message for open banking
 RUN echo ${MOTD} > "${ENV}"
 
+# set the non-root user
+USER ${USER_ID}
+
 # expose ports
 EXPOSE 9443 8280 8243