diff --git a/git-daemon/Dockerfile b/git-daemon/Dockerfile
index 7dc7d39c..9c4601bf 100644
--- a/git-daemon/Dockerfile
+++ b/git-daemon/Dockerfile
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq
 
 RUN apt-get install -qqy git
 
+RUN useradd -u 30001 -g ssh git-daemon
+
 ADD git-daemon.sh /usr/bin/git-daemon.sh
 VOLUME /git