diff --git a/asciibinder.Dockerfile b/asciibinder.Dockerfile
index f3fbed2ffb77..9da5fc4ec325 100644
--- a/asciibinder.Dockerfile
+++ b/asciibinder.Dockerfile
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ruby-27 AS ruby
 
+USER root
+
 COPY . /src/
 
 WORKDIR /src
 
 ENV LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 
-USER root
-
 RUN gem install listen ascii_binder && yum clean all
 
 RUN git config --system --add safe.directory '*'
diff --git a/asciidoctor.Dockerfile b/asciidoctor.Dockerfile
index 5f178efbc3b6..77ccba89f21a 100644
--- a/asciidoctor.Dockerfile
+++ b/asciidoctor.Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi-minimal AS base
 
+USER root
+
 COPY . /src/
 
 WORKDIR /src
diff --git a/python-tools.Dockerfile b/python-tools.Dockerfile
index 00dc13f0ec84..31d66a33bf0e 100644
--- a/python-tools.Dockerfile
+++ b/python-tools.Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi-minimal AS base
 
+USER root
+
 COPY . /src/
 
 WORKDIR /src