diff --git a/docker/common/nginx/nginx.conf b/docker/common/nginx/nginx.conf
index 58acb68ee..4e6dce1ff 100644
--- a/docker/common/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/docker/common/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 server {
-  user  nginx;
-  
   error_log  /tmp/error.log warn;
   access_log  /tmp/access.log  main;
   pid        /tmp/nginx.pid;
diff --git a/docker/red-ui/Dockerfile b/docker/red-ui/Dockerfile
index 18c0ff29e..9dd0db290 100644
--- a/docker/red-ui/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/red-ui/Dockerfile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ RUN chmod g+r -R /usr/share/nginx/html
 ## Change permissions to enable openShift functionality
 RUN chmod -R g+rwx /var/cache/nginx /var/run /var/log/nginx /usr/share /etc/nginx
 
-USER nginx
+USER 1001
 
 COPY docker/red-ui/docker-entrypoint.sh /
 CMD ["/docker-entrypoint.sh"]