diff --git a/influxdb/1.5/alpine/Dockerfile b/influxdb/1.5/alpine/Dockerfile
index ecb135c5b..af856feca 100644
--- a/influxdb/1.5/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/influxdb/1.5/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ RUN set -ex && \
     chmod +x /usr/src/influxdb-*/* && \
     cp -a /usr/src/influxdb-*/* /usr/bin/ && \
     rm -rf *.tar.gz* /usr/src /root/.gnupg && \
-    apk del .build-deps
+    apk del .build-deps && \
+    addgroup -g 1000 influxdb && \
+    adduser -G influxdb -u 1000 -S -h /var/lib/influxdb influxdb
 COPY influxdb.conf /etc/influxdb/influxdb.conf
 
 EXPOSE 8086
diff --git a/influxdb/1.6/alpine/Dockerfile b/influxdb/1.6/alpine/Dockerfile
index 879e767f7..168cef704 100644
--- a/influxdb/1.6/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/influxdb/1.6/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ RUN set -ex && \
     chmod +x /usr/src/influxdb-*/* && \
     cp -a /usr/src/influxdb-*/* /usr/bin/ && \
     rm -rf *.tar.gz* /usr/src /root/.gnupg && \
-    apk del .build-deps
+    apk del .build-deps && \
+    addgroup -g 1000 influxdb && \
+    adduser -G influxdb -u 1000 -S -h /var/lib/influxdb influxdb
 COPY influxdb.conf /etc/influxdb/influxdb.conf
 
 EXPOSE 8086
diff --git a/influxdb/1.7/alpine/Dockerfile b/influxdb/1.7/alpine/Dockerfile
index 9de292350..c9dedddce 100644
--- a/influxdb/1.7/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/influxdb/1.7/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ RUN set -ex && \
     chmod +x /usr/src/influxdb-*/* && \
     cp -a /usr/src/influxdb-*/* /usr/bin/ && \
     rm -rf *.tar.gz* /usr/src /root/.gnupg && \
-    apk del .build-deps
+    apk del .build-deps && \
+    addgroup -g 1000 influxdb && \
+    adduser -G influxdb -u 1000 -S -h /var/lib/influxdb influxdb
 COPY influxdb.conf /etc/influxdb/influxdb.conf
 
 EXPOSE 8086
diff --git a/influxdb/nightly/alpine/Dockerfile b/influxdb/nightly/alpine/Dockerfile
index 2957ed898..053cb85fa 100644
--- a/influxdb/nightly/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/influxdb/nightly/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ RUN set -ex && \
     chmod +x /usr/src/influxdb-*/* && \
     cp -a /usr/src/influxdb-*/* /usr/bin/ && \
     rm -rf *.tar.gz* /usr/src /root/.gnupg && \
-    apk del .build-deps
+    apk del .build-deps && \
+    addgroup -g 1000 influxdb && \
+    adduser -G influxdb -u 1000 -S -h /var/lib/influxdb influxdb
 COPY influxdb.conf /etc/influxdb/influxdb.conf
 
 EXPOSE 8083 8086