diff --git a/containers/db_cleanup/Dockerfile b/containers/db_cleanup/Dockerfile
index ca480f0..98dd464 100644
--- a/containers/db_cleanup/Dockerfile
+++ b/containers/db_cleanup/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 # Install dependencies only when needed
 FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/nodejs-16 AS deps
 USER 0
+WORKDIR /deleted
+RUN chmod -R g+rwX /deleted
 WORKDIR /app
 
 # Ensure that the user can access all application files
 RUN chmod -R g+rwX /app
-RUN chmod -R g+rwX /deleted
+
 
 # Install dependencies based on the preferred package manager
 COPY package.json package-lock.json* ./