diff --git a/.github/workflows/acceptance-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/acceptance-tests.yml
index 148de463d09..63c1e899534 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/acceptance-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/acceptance-tests.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 name: Acceptance Tests
 on: pull_request
+env:
+  ZITADEL_DEV_UID: root
 jobs:
   acceptance-tests:
     timeout-minutes: 60
@@ -11,6 +13,8 @@ jobs:
         node-version: lts/*
     - name: Run Docker Compose and Install Dependencies in Parallel
       run: |
+        cat /etc/passwd
+        
         echo "Start docker-compose in the background"
         docker compose -f ./acceptance/docker-compose.yaml run setup &
         DOCKER_COMPOSE_PID=$!
diff --git a/acceptance/docker-compose.yaml b/acceptance/docker-compose.yaml
index 94a2be70a5b..fa84b9d8437 100644
--- a/acceptance/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/acceptance/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   zitadel:
-    user: "${USER}"
+    user: "${ZITADEL_DEV_UID}"
     image: "${ZITADEL_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/zitadel/zitadel:latest}"
     command: 'start-from-init --masterkey "MasterkeyNeedsToHave32Characters" --tlsMode disabled --config /zitadel.yaml --steps /zitadel.yaml'
     ports:
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ services:
       - zitadel
 
   setup:
-    user: "${USER}"
+    user: "${ZITADEL_DEV_UID}"
     container_name: setup
     build: .
     environment: