diff --git a/.build/Dockerfile b/.build/Dockerfile
index dacaea2..222e9f3 100755
--- a/.build/Dockerfile
+++ b/.build/Dockerfile
@@ -429,9 +429,10 @@ RUN conda install -c conda-forge jupyter_contrib_nbextensions && \
   jupyter nbextension enable codefolding/main
 RUN jupyter labextension install @ijmbarr/jupyterlab_spellchecker
 
-# Copying config and fix permissions
-COPY jupyter_notebook_config.json /etc/jupyter/
+
 RUN fix-permissions /home/$NB_USER
 
 # Switch back to jovyan to avoid accidental container runs as root
 USER $NB_UID
+
+COPY jupyter_notebook_config.json /etc/jupyter/
diff --git a/generate_Dockerfile.sh b/generate_Dockerfile.sh
index 41a2b52..5d3cd21 100755
--- a/generate_Dockerfile.sh
+++ b/generate_Dockerfile.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,12 @@ cat src/Dockerfile.usefulpackages >> $DOCKERFILE
 # Copy the demo notebooks and change permissions
 cp -r extra/Getting_Started data
 chmod -R 755 data/
+
+# Copying config and fix permissions
 cp src/jupyter_notebook_config.json .build/
+echo >> $DOCKERFILE
+echo "COPY jupyter_notebook_config.json /etc/jupyter/"  >> $DOCKERFILE
+
 #cp $(find $(dirname $DOCKERFILE) -type f | grep -v $STACKS_DIR | grep -v .gitkeep) .
 
 echo "GPU Dockerfile was generated sucessfully in file ${DOCKERFILE}."
diff --git a/src/Dockerfile.usefulpackages b/src/Dockerfile.usefulpackages
index 4cbe6e8..1fa9fbc 100644
--- a/src/Dockerfile.usefulpackages
+++ b/src/Dockerfile.usefulpackages
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ RUN conda install -c conda-forge jupyter_contrib_nbextensions && \
   jupyter nbextension enable codefolding/main
 RUN jupyter labextension install @ijmbarr/jupyterlab_spellchecker
 
-# Copying config and fix permissions
-COPY jupyter_notebook_config.json /etc/jupyter/
 RUN fix-permissions /home/$NB_USER
 
 # Switch back to jovyan to avoid accidental container runs as root