diff --git a/docker/development/dockerfile b/docker/development/dockerfile
index c4f0b42..7b3dc11 100644
--- a/docker/development/dockerfile
+++ b/docker/development/dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ EXPOSE 3000
 # System Environment Variables
 ENV PATH="/opt/vscode:${PATH}"
 ENV HOME="/data/home"
-ENV SHELL="/bin/bash"
 
 # User Set Environment Variables
 # Set to false if you do not want to attempt to pull a repository on first load
diff --git a/docker/development/scripts/1-image-build.sh b/docker/development/scripts/1-image-build.sh
index ce132d0..b52344a 100644
--- a/docker/development/scripts/1-image-build.sh
+++ b/docker/development/scripts/1-image-build.sh
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ set -ex
 # # create a non-root user. Not needed for node image
 # useradd -m -d /data/home dev-user
 
-# set the default shell to the chosen shell
-usermod --shell ${SHELL} 1000
+# set new home directory
+usermod -d /data/home node
 
 # Add the ability to set file permissions on /data to the non-privileged user
 echo "ALL ALL=NOPASSWD: /bin/chown -R 1000\:1000 /data" >> /etc/sudoers