diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 8cac3a3..5a12c2d 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/typescript-node:1-20-bullseye
-RUN useradd --groups sudo --no-create-home --shell /bin/bash node \
+RUN id -u node &> /dev/null || useradd --groups sudo --no-create-home --shell /bin/bash node \
     && echo "node ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" >/etc/sudoers.d/node \
     && chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/node
 RUN sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://starship.rs/install.sh)" -y -f && echo 'eval "$(starship init bash)"' >> /home/node/.bashrc