diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 254cae8..094e637 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ RUN assemble
 FROM docker.io/opendevorg/uwsgi-base as zuul-storage-proxy
 
 COPY --from=builder /output/ /output
-RUN /output/install-from-bindep
+RUN /output/install-from-bindep \
+  && useradd -u 10001 -m -d /var/lib/zuul -c "Zuul Daemon" zuul
 
 EXPOSE 8000
 ENV UWSGI_HTTP_SOCKET=:8000 UWSGI_PROCESSES=10 UWSGI_THREADS=1