diff --git a/make/photon/redis/Dockerfile b/make/photon/redis/Dockerfile
index efac15505..ff412831d 100644
--- a/make/photon/redis/Dockerfile
+++ b/make/photon/redis/Dockerfile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ COPY ./make/photon/redis/redis.conf /etc/redis.conf
 RUN chmod +x /usr/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh \
     && chown redis:redis /etc/redis.conf
 ENTRYPOINT ["docker-entrypoint.sh"]
+USER redis
 
 EXPOSE 6379
 CMD ["redis-server", "/etc/redis.conf"]