diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/pre_deploy/nodebb.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/pre_deploy/nodebb.yml
index a72e692..22c0df4 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/pre_deploy/nodebb.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/pre_deploy/nodebb.yml
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@
   file:
     name: "{{ services.mastodon.volume_folder }}/nodebb-uploads"
     state: directory
-    owner: root
+    owner: '1001'
+    group: '1001'
     mode: u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx
 
 - name: Create subfolder for config
   file:
     name: "{{ services.mastodon.volume_folder }}/nodebb-config"
     state: directory
-    owner: root
+    owner: '1001'
+    group: '1001'
     mode: u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx
 
 - name: Create subfolder for MongoDB