diff --git a/Dockerfile.sakuli-base b/Dockerfile.sakuli-base
index b839538..3af915c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.sakuli-base
+++ b/Dockerfile.sakuli-base
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ ENV REFRESHED_AT=${BUILD_DATE} \
     VNC_PW=vncpassword \
     VNC_VIEW_ONLY=false \
     IMG=taconsol/sakuli-base \
-    TESSDATA_PREFIX=/usr/local/share/tessdata
+    TESSDATA_PREFIX=/usr/local/share/tessdata \
+    npm_config_cache=/headless/.npm_cache
 
 EXPOSE $VNC_PORT $NO_VNC_PORT
 
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ COPY ./src/common/env/ $STARTUPDIR/env
 
 COPY ./src/common/firefox_profile/certificate-profile $HOME/firefox-certificates/
 COPY ./src/common/chrome_certificate_store/ $HOME/.pki/
-RUN mkdir -m 777 /headless/.config
+RUN mkdir -m 777 /headless/.config && mkdir -m 777 /headless/.npm_cache && mkdir -m 777 /headless/.mozilla
 
 RUN $INST_SCRIPTS/set_user_permission.sh $HOME
 
@@ -129,4 +130,3 @@ USER 1000:1000
 
 ### Install nvm
 RUN $INST_SCRIPTS/nvm.sh $NODE_VERSION
-RUN chmod 777 /headless/.npm && mkdir -m 777 /headless/.mozilla