diff --git a/docker/.env.example b/docker/.env.example
index 93099347bd..8edd0f203e 100644
--- a/docker/.env.example
+++ b/docker/.env.example
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ LANG=C.UTF-8
 LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
 PYTHONIOENCODING=utf-8
 
+# Set UV cache directory to avoid permission issues with non-existent home directory
+UV_CACHE_DIR=/tmp/.uv-cache
+
 # ------------------------------
 # Server Configuration
 # ------------------------------
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yaml b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
index 161fdc6c3f..5c09d203cd 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ x-shared-env: &shared-api-worker-env
   LANG: ${LANG:-C.UTF-8}
   LC_ALL: ${LC_ALL:-C.UTF-8}
   PYTHONIOENCODING: ${PYTHONIOENCODING:-utf-8}
+  UV_CACHE_DIR: ${UV_CACHE_DIR:-/tmp/.uv-cache}
   LOG_LEVEL: ${LOG_LEVEL:-INFO}
   LOG_OUTPUT_FORMAT: ${LOG_OUTPUT_FORMAT:-text}
   LOG_FILE: ${LOG_FILE:-/app/logs/server.log}