diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d0a53b6..9d1d62f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
     BACKUP_ENABLED=true \
     BACKUP_CRON_EXPRESSION="0 * * * *"
 
+USER root
+
+RUN mkdir /palworld
+RUN chown steam:steam /palworld
+
 VOLUME [ "/palworld" ]
 
 EXPOSE 8211/udp
@@ -48,4 +53,6 @@ EXPOSE 25575/tcp
 ADD --chmod=777 servermanager.sh /servermanager.sh
 ADD --chmod=777 backupmanager.sh /backupmanager.sh
 
+USER steam
+
 CMD ["/servermanager.sh"]
diff --git a/servermanager.sh b/servermanager.sh
index 4632109..44676ec 100644
--- a/servermanager.sh
+++ b/servermanager.sh
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ GAME_PATH="/palworld"
 function installServer() {
     # force a fresh install of all
     echo ">>> Doing a fresh install of the gameserver"
-    /home/steam/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh +force_install_dir "/palworld" +login anonymous +app_update 2394010 validate +quit
+    /home/steam/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh +force_install_dir "$GAME_PATH" +login anonymous +app_update 2394010 validate +quit
 }
 
 function updateServer() {
     # force an update and validation
     echo ">>> Doing an update of the gameserver"
-    /home/steam/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh +force_install_dir "/palworld" +login anonymous +app_update 2394010 validate +quit
+    /home/steam/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh +force_install_dir "$GAME_PATH" +login anonymous +app_update 2394010 validate +quit
 }
 
 function startServer() {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function startMain() {
         /usr/local/bin/supercronic cronlist &
     fi
     # Check if server is installed, if not try again
-    if [ ! -f "/palworld/PalServer.sh" ]; then
+    if [ ! -f "$GAME_PATH/PalServer.sh" ]; then
         installServer
     fi
     if [ $ALWAYS_UPDATE_ON_START == "true" ]; then