diff --git a/release/package/debian-12/Dockerfile b/release/package/debian-12/Dockerfile
index 9df4d8386..f9e2324fa 100644
--- a/release/package/debian-12/Dockerfile
+++ b/release/package/debian-12/Dockerfile
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ RUN wget -q https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/deps.memgraph.io/toolchain-${TOOL
     && tar xzvf toolchain-${TOOLCHAIN_VERSION}-binaries-debian-12-amd64.tar.gz -C /opt \
     && rm toolchain-${TOOLCHAIN_VERSION}-binaries-debian-12-amd64.tar.gz
 
+# Create mg user and set as default
+RUN useradd -m -s /bin/bash mg
+USER mg
+
 # Install toolchain run deps and memgraph build deps
 SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
 RUN git clone https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph.git \