diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.non_root b/docker/Dockerfile.non_root
index 8c795f3b17..48109d81a2 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.non_root
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.non_root
@@ -170,12 +170,14 @@ RUN sed -i 's/\r$//' docker/entrypoint.sh && \
     [ -n "$LITELLM_PROXY_EXTRAS_PATH" ] && chmod -R g+w $LITELLM_PROXY_EXTRAS_PATH || true && \
     chmod -R g+rX $PRISMA_PATH && \
     chmod -R g+rX /app/.cache && \
-    mkdir -p /tmp/.npm /nonexistent /.npm && \
-    prisma generate
+    mkdir -p /tmp/.npm /nonexistent /.npm
 
 # Switch to non-root user for runtime
 USER nobody
 
+# Generate Prisma client as nobody user to ensure correct file ownership
+RUN prisma generate
+
 # Prisma runtime knobs for offline containers
 ENV PRISMA_SKIP_POSTINSTALL_GENERATE=1 \
     PRISMA_HIDE_UPDATE_MESSAGE=1 \