diff --git a/build-server/src/main/java/nl/tudelft/ewi/build/Config.java b/build-server/src/main/java/nl/tudelft/ewi/build/Config.java
index 1ccbfc5..332fb35 100644
--- a/build-server/src/main/java/nl/tudelft/ewi/build/Config.java
+++ b/build-server/src/main/java/nl/tudelft/ewi/build/Config.java
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ public interface Config {
 	int getMaximumConcurrentJobs();
 	
 	String getStagingDirectory();
-	
-	String getWorkingDirectory();
-	
+
 	String getClientId();
 	
 	String getClientSecret();
-	
+
+	String getDockerUser();
+
 }
diff --git a/build-server/src/main/java/nl/tudelft/ewi/build/PropertyBasedConfig.java b/build-server/src/main/java/nl/tudelft/ewi/build/PropertyBasedConfig.java
index 9442495..ed7790f 100644
--- a/build-server/src/main/java/nl/tudelft/ewi/build/PropertyBasedConfig.java
+++ b/build-server/src/main/java/nl/tudelft/ewi/build/PropertyBasedConfig.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public PropertyBasedConfig() {
 		this.properties = new Properties();
 		reload();
 	}
-	
+
 	public void reload() {
 		try (InputStreamReader reader = new InputStreamReader(getClass().getResourceAsStream("/config.properties"))) {
 			properties.load(reader);
@@ -24,29 +24,35 @@ public void reload() {
 			log.error(e.getMessage());
 		}
 	}
-	
+
+	@Override
 	public int getHttpPort() {
 		return Integer.parseInt(properties.getProperty("http.port", "8080"));
 	}
-	
+
+	@Override
 	public int getMaximumConcurrentJobs() {
 		return Integer.parseInt(properties.getProperty("docker.max-containers"));
 	}
-	
+
+	@Override
 	public String getStagingDirectory() {
 		return properties.getProperty("docker.staging-directory");
 	}
-	
-	public String getWorkingDirectory() {
-		return properties.getProperty("docker.working-directory");
-	}
-	
+
+	@Override
 	public String getClientId() {
 		return properties.getProperty("authorization.client-id");
 	}
-	
+
+	@Override
 	public String getClientSecret() {
 		return properties.getProperty("authorization.client-secret");
 	}
-	
+
+	@Override
+	public String getDockerUser() {
+		return properties.getProperty("docker.user", "root");
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/build-server/src/main/java/nl/tudelft/ewi/build/builds/BuildManager.java b/build-server/src/main/java/nl/tudelft/ewi/build/builds/BuildManager.java
index 22c8efd..a6e7f51 100644
--- a/build-server/src/main/java/nl/tudelft/ewi/build/builds/BuildManager.java
+++ b/build-server/src/main/java/nl/tudelft/ewi/build/builds/BuildManager.java
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ public ContainerExit call() throws Exception {
 			ContainerConfig.Builder configBuilder = ContainerConfig.builder()
 					.image(buildInstructionInterpreter.getImage(buildInstruction))
 					.cmd(buildInstructionInterpreter.getCommand(buildInstruction).split(" "))
+					.user(config.getDockerUser())
 					.volumes(volume)
 					.workingDir(WORK_DIR);
 
diff --git a/build-server/src/main/resources/config.properties b/build-server/src/main/resources/config.properties
index b458038..84ff336 100644
--- a/build-server/src/main/resources/config.properties
+++ b/build-server/src/main/resources/config.properties
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ authorization.client-secret = t2hLCXVE
 docker.max-containers = 3
 docker.staging-directory = /workspace
 docker.working-directory = /workspace
+docker.user = root
 
 http.port = 8082