diff --git a/components/notebook-controller/Dockerfile b/components/notebook-controller/Dockerfile
index cac8594e54d..8b452930b78 100644
--- a/components/notebook-controller/Dockerfile
+++ b/components/notebook-controller/Dockerfile
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ COPY --from=builder /workspace/notebook-controller/bin/manager /manager
 COPY --from=builder /workspace/notebook-controller/third_party/license.txt third_party/license.txt
 
 ## Switch to a non-root user
-USER rhods
+USER 1001:0
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/manager" ]
diff --git a/components/odh-notebook-controller/Dockerfile b/components/odh-notebook-controller/Dockerfile
index 996900f882f..dfc24f648bb 100644
--- a/components/odh-notebook-controller/Dockerfile
+++ b/components/odh-notebook-controller/Dockerfile
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ COPY --from=builder /workspace/odh-notebook-controller/bin/manager /manager
 COPY --from=builder /workspace/odh-notebook-controller/third_party/license.txt third_party/license.txt
 
 ## Switch to a non-root user
-USER rhods
+USER 1001:0
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/manager" ]