diff --git a/latest/Dockerfile b/latest/Dockerfile
index 22fe251..62d5c29 100644
--- a/latest/Dockerfile
+++ b/latest/Dockerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ RUN apk -U upgrade \
   && git checkout ${HASTEBIN_VERSION} \
   && npm install \
   && npm cache clean --force \
+  && mkdir /.npm \
   && apk del git \
   && rm -rf /var/lib/apk/* /var/cache/apk/* \
   && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/run.sh
diff --git a/latest/run.sh b/latest/run.sh
index d5b4567..01f1c03 100644
--- a/latest/run.sh
+++ b/latest/run.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ set -xe
 # we have to run the chown here since the VOLUME is mounted
 # after the build with root:root
 chown -R ${UID}:${GID} /app
+chown -R ${UID}:${GID} /.npm
+
 su-exec ${UID}:${GID} npm start
diff --git a/stable/Dockerfile b/stable/Dockerfile
index 22fe251..62d5c29 100644
--- a/stable/Dockerfile
+++ b/stable/Dockerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ RUN apk -U upgrade \
   && git checkout ${HASTEBIN_VERSION} \
   && npm install \
   && npm cache clean --force \
+  && mkdir /.npm \
   && apk del git \
   && rm -rf /var/lib/apk/* /var/cache/apk/* \
   && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/run.sh
diff --git a/stable/run.sh b/stable/run.sh
index d5b4567..01f1c03 100644
--- a/stable/run.sh
+++ b/stable/run.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ set -xe
 # we have to run the chown here since the VOLUME is mounted
 # after the build with root:root
 chown -R ${UID}:${GID} /app
+chown -R ${UID}:${GID} /.npm
+
 su-exec ${UID}:${GID} npm start