Set Gradle's user and workdir before its Docker entrypoint?

Attempting to avoid the currently occurring error:
    Step JetBrains#1: Could not create service of type ScriptPluginFactory using BuildScopeServices.createScriptPluginFactory().
    Step JetBrains#1: > Could not create service of type CrossBuildFileHashCache using BuildSessionScopeServices.createCrossBuildFileHashCache().

See gradle/gradle#3318.

docker/gradle_w_zulu_jdk_6_7_8_9/Dockerfile

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ RUN apt-get -qq update && \
 # Necessary adaptations included
 # - pre-installing `wget`
 # - pre-installing `unzip`
+# - setting a Docker `entrypoint`
 
 CMD ["gradle"]
 
@@ -81,12 +82,6 @@ RUN set -o errexit -o nounset \
 	&& echo "Symlinking root Gradle cache to gradle Gradle cache" \
 	&& ln -s /home/gradle/.gradle /root/.gradle
 
-#
-# An attempt at resolving the Google Cloud Build error 
-# """
-# docker: Error response from daemon: OCI runtime create failed: container_linux.go:296: starting container process caused "exec: \"gradle build\": executable file not found in $PATH": unknown.
-# """
-ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/gradle"]
 
 # Create Gradle volume
 USER gradle
@@ -96,3 +91,10 @@ WORKDIR /home/gradle
 RUN set -o errexit -o nounset \
 	&& echo "Testing Gradle installation" \
 	&& gradle --version
+
+#
+# An attempt at resolving the Google Cloud Build error
+# """
+# docker: Error response from daemon: OCI runtime create failed: container_linux.go:296: starting container process caused "exec: \"gradle build\": executable file not found in $PATH": unknown.
+# """
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/gradle"]