diff --git a/concourse/docker/Dockerfile b/concourse/docker/Dockerfile
index c48481d7d..b40a4c011 100644
--- a/concourse/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/concourse/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 FROM ubuntu:16.04
 
+ADD npmrc /root/.npmrc
+
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
   build-essential \
   git \
diff --git a/concourse/docker/npmrc b/concourse/docker/npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3364a1762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/concourse/docker/npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+unsafe-perm=true
\ No newline at end of file