diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.non_root b/docker/Dockerfile.non_root
index db3981fb7e7..d00d34c88ac 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.non_root
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.non_root
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ ENV LITELLM_NON_ROOT=true
 
 # Build Admin UI using the upstream command order while keeping a single RUN layer
 RUN mkdir -p /var/lib/litellm/ui && \
-    npm install -g npm@latest && npm cache clean --force && \
+    mv /app/.npmrc /app/.npmrc.bak && \
+    npm install -g npm@11.12.1 && \
+    npm install -g node-gyp@12.2.0 && \
+    ln -sf /usr/local/lib/node_modules/node-gyp /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp && \
+    npm cache clean --force && \
     cd /app/ui/litellm-dashboard && \
     if [ -f "/app/enterprise/enterprise_ui/enterprise_colors.json" ]; then \
       cp /app/enterprise/enterprise_ui/enterprise_colors.json ./ui_colors.json; \