diff --git a/modules/server/containers/defs/etherpad.nix b/modules/server/containers/defs/etherpad.nix
index d24f7d9..8ff1fa3 100644
--- a/modules/server/containers/defs/etherpad.nix
+++ b/modules/server/containers/defs/etherpad.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ let
     '';
     config = {
       Cmd = [ "${pkgs.etherpad-lite}/bin/etherpad-lite" ];
-      User = "${toString uid}:${toString gid}";
+      User = "5001:5001";
       WorkingDir = "/var/lib/etherpad";
       ExposedPorts = { "${toString containerCfg.port}/tcp" = {}; };
       Env = [