diff --git a/act-runner/act-runner.container b/act-runner/act-runner.container
index d638034..d5f74c0 100644
--- a/act-runner/act-runner.container
+++ b/act-runner/act-runner.container
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ Description=Gitea Act Runner
 ContainerName=act-runner
 Image=docker.io/gitea/act_runner:latest
 AutoUpdate=registry
+User=1001
+UserNS=keep-id:uid=1001,gid=1001
 Volume=./config.yaml:/config.yaml:ro
 Volume=act-runner-data:/data:Z
 Volume=/run/user/1001/podman/podman.sock:/run/user/1001/podman/podman.sock:z