diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2142884..00aba74 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
 
 ARG UID=1000
 
-RUN groupadd -g ${UID} -r appuser && useradd -u ${UID} -r -g appuser appuser
+RUN groupadd -g ${UID} -r appuser && useradd -u ${UID} -r -g appuser -m appuser
 
 COPY --from=builder /usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages /usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages
 COPY --from=builder /usr/local/bin /usr/local/bin
diff --git a/config/settings/prod.py b/config/settings/prod.py
index 79a8140..05fed8a 100644
--- a/config/settings/prod.py
+++ b/config/settings/prod.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SECURE_HSTS_SECONDS = 31536000  # 1 year
 SECURE_HSTS_INCLUDE_SUBDOMAINS = True
 SECURE_HSTS_PRELOAD = True
 
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = env.list('ALLOWED_HOSTS')
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = env.list('ALLOWED_HOSTS', default=[]) + ['localhost', '127.0.0.1']
 
 DATABASES = {
     'default': env.db('DATABASE_URL')