diff --git a/modules/server/containers/defs/etherpad.nix b/modules/server/containers/defs/etherpad.nix
index 8ff1fa3..df66653 100644
--- a/modules/server/containers/defs/etherpad.nix
+++ b/modules/server/containers/defs/etherpad.nix
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ let
     contents = with pkgs;[ etherpad-lite bash coreutils cacert curl ];
     fakeRootCommands = ''
       mkdir -p ./var/lib/etherpad
-      chown -R 5001:5001 ./var/lib/etherpad
+      chown -R 1000:1000 ./var/lib/etherpad
+      mkdir -p ./tmp
+      chmod 1777 ./tmp
     '';
     config = {
       Cmd = [ "${pkgs.etherpad-lite}/bin/etherpad-lite" ];
-      User = "5001:5001";
+      User = "1000:1000";
       WorkingDir = "/var/lib/etherpad";
       ExposedPorts = { "${toString containerCfg.port}/tcp" = {}; };
       Env = [