diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 123df7d2ef68e85f008f0109a0d8a9e3874e0750..3fb6f99465e841760b6a486fb67b7af7fbfb06ed 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ FROM ${BASE_REGISTRY}/${BASE_IMAGE}:${BASE_TAG}
 USER root
 
 ENV RSTUDIO_VERSION=1.4.1106
+ENV USER=default
 
 COPY rstudio-server-rhel-${RSTUDIO_VERSION}-x86_64.rpm /tmp