diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/pre_deploy/nodebb.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/pre_deploy/nodebb.yml
index 22c0df4..75367ec 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/pre_deploy/nodebb.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/pre_deploy/nodebb.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
   file:
     name: "{{ services.mastodon.volume_folder }}/mongodb"
     state: directory
-    owner: root
+    user: '999'
+    group: root
     mode: u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx
 
 - name: Upload setup.json
@@ -29,3 +30,10 @@
     dest: "{{ services.nodebb.volume_folder }}/setup.json"
     owner: root
     mode: u=rw,go=
+
+- name: Upload mongodb-user-init.js
+  template:
+    src: nodebb/mongodb-user-init.js.j2
+    dest: "{{ services.nodebb.volume_folder }}/setup.json"
+    owner: root
+    mode: u=rw,go=