diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 154fd336..843a886c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -71,10 +71,12 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
 COPY --from=build "${BUNDLE_PATH}" "${BUNDLE_PATH}"
 COPY --from=build /rails /rails
 
+WORKDIR /rails
+
 # Run and own only the runtime files as a non-root user for security
 RUN groupadd --system --gid 1000 rails && \
     useradd rails --uid 1000 --gid 1000 --create-home --shell /bin/bash && \
-    chown -R rails:rails db log storage tmp data 
+    chown -R rails:rails /rails
 USER 1000:1000
 
 # Entrypoint prepares the database.
diff --git a/app/services/geocoding_service.rb b/app/services/geocoding_service.rb
index 909f4785..581704ed 100644
--- a/app/services/geocoding_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/geocoding_service.rb
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ def self.geocode_address(address)
         http.use_ssl = (uri.scheme == "https")
         request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
         response = http.request(request)
+
+        Rails.logger.info "[GEOCODING] Response code from Census Geocoder: #{response.code}"
         if response.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
             result = JSON.parse(response.body)
             matches = result.dig('result', 'addressMatches')
+            Rails.logger.info "[GEOCODING] Address matches found: #{matches.size}"
             if matches && matches.any?
                 coords = matches.first['coordinates']
                 return {
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ def self.geocode_address(address)
                 http.request(nom_request)
             end
             @@last_nominatim_request_time = Time.now
+            Rails.logger.info "[GEOCODING] Nominatim response code: #{nom_response.code}"
             if nom_response.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
                 nom_data = JSON.parse(nom_response.body)
                 if nom_data.any?