diff --git a/docker-compose/device-pcc.yml b/docker-compose/device-pcc.yml
index 96eb6901583216b69035b1d2e906a2c1744e6644..6b149a77b83b89d9c279915d171c3d9e75a88522 100644
--- a/docker-compose/device-pcc.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/device-pcc.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ services:
         - ${TANGO_LOFAR_CONTAINER_MOUNT}
     environment:
       - TANGO_HOST=${TANGO_HOST}
+    user: ${LOFAR_UID}
     entrypoint:
       - /usr/local/bin/wait-for-it.sh
       - ${TANGO_HOST}
diff --git a/docker-compose/device-sdp.yml b/docker-compose/device-sdp.yml
index 8fbc3cbc536360658446d2f21c57231d29b8d6ca..293c38c1e7ab8d4e1110517e4ea7f9ce2835361b 100644
--- a/docker-compose/device-sdp.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/device-sdp.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ services:
         - ${TANGO_LOFAR_CONTAINER_MOUNT}
     environment:
       - TANGO_HOST=${TANGO_HOST}
+    user: ${LOFAR_UID}
     entrypoint:
       - /usr/local/bin/wait-for-it.sh
       - ${TANGO_HOST}