diff --git a/docs/troubleshooting.md b/docs/troubleshooting.md
index f6a8093c..87350bf6 100644
--- a/docs/troubleshooting.md
+++ b/docs/troubleshooting.md
@@ -291,13 +291,16 @@ RUN apt-get update \
 # ENV PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD true
 
 # Install puppeteer so it's available in the container.
-RUN npm i puppeteer \
+RUN npm init -y &&  \
+    npm i puppeteer \
     # Add user so we don't need --no-sandbox.
     # same layer as npm install to keep re-chowned files from using up several hundred MBs more space
     && groupadd -r pptruser && useradd -r -g pptruser -G audio,video pptruser \
     && mkdir -p /home/pptruser/Downloads \
     && chown -R pptruser:pptruser /home/pptruser \
-    && chown -R pptruser:pptruser /node_modules
+    && chown -R pptruser:pptruser /node_modules \
+    && chown -R pptruser:pptruser /package.json \
+    && chown -R pptruser:pptruser /package-lock.json
 
 # Run everything after as non-privileged user.
 USER pptruser