diff --git a/distribution/docker/src/docker/Dockerfile b/distribution/docker/src/docker/Dockerfile
index e80d037d93e38..a6ecfdaf417e1 100644
--- a/distribution/docker/src/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/distribution/docker/src/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/tini", "--", "/usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh"]
 CMD ["eswrapper"]
 <% } %>
 
-USER elasticsearch:root
+USER 1000:0
 
 <% if (docker_base == 'iron_bank') { %>
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=10s --timeout=5s --start-period=1m --retries=5 CMD curl -I -f --max-time 5 http://localhost:9200 || exit 1