diff --git a/client/Dockerfile b/client/Dockerfile
index 58b0b5529..fe2ad8015 100644
--- a/client/Dockerfile
+++ b/client/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 FROM gcr.io/distroless/base:debug
 ENV WT_LOG_FILE=console
+SHELL ["/busybox/sh","-c"]
+RUN sed -i -E 's/(^root:.+)\/sbin\/nologin/\1\/busybox\/sh/g' /etc/passwd
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/go/bin/netbird","up"]
 COPY netbird /go/bin/netbird
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