diff --git a/Dockerfile.template b/Dockerfile.template
index a587cee..ec28f91 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/Dockerfile.template
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-ARG NODEJS_VERSION="16.19.1"
+ARG NODEJS_VERSION="20.12.0"
 
 FROM balenalib/%%BALENA_MACHINE_NAME%%-debian-node:${NODEJS_VERSION}-bookworm-run
 
 # Install the necessary packages
 COPY ./build /usr/src/build
+RUN chmod a+x /usr/src/build/install_chromium
 RUN /usr/src/build/install_chromium "%%BALENA_MACHINE_NAME%%"
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
diff --git a/build/install_chromium b/build/install_chromium
index 5f2c01a..5ec64d3 100755
--- a/build/install_chromium
+++ b/build/install_chromium
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ then
     # The RPi-patched chromium package is called chromium-browser
     CHROMIUM_PACKAGE="chromium-browser"
 else
+    echo "Defaulting to vanilla chromium"
     # The node library launches /usr/bin/chromium-browser
     # which is not provided by the upstream package
     ln -s /usr/bin/chromium /usr/bin/chromium-browser