diff --git a/build.assets/Dockerfile-grpcbox b/build.assets/Dockerfile-grpcbox
index 52e77d45bb996..225c218587fc4 100644
--- a/build.assets/Dockerfile-grpcbox
+++ b/build.assets/Dockerfile-grpcbox
@@ -40,3 +40,8 @@ RUN \
   go -C /teleport-module run -exec true google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc && \
   go -C /teleport-module run -exec true google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go && \
   rm -rf /teleport-module
+
+  ARG UID
+  ARG GID
+  RUN mkdir -p /.cache /.npm && \
+    chown -R $UID:$GID /.cache /.npm /go/pkg/mod/
diff --git a/build.assets/grpcbox.mk b/build.assets/grpcbox.mk
index 766c1917822f6..c8d193ff37519 100644
--- a/build.assets/grpcbox.mk
+++ b/build.assets/grpcbox.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ DOCKER ?= docker
 
 # GRPCBOX_RUN has the necessary invocation to run a command inside the grpcbox.
 # Use this variable to run it from other Makefiles.
-GRPCBOX_RUN := $(DOCKER) run -it --rm -v "$$(pwd)/../:/workdir" -w /workdir $(GRPCBOX)
+UID := $$(id -u)
+GID := $$(id -g)
+GRPCBOX_RUN := $(DOCKER) run -it --rm -u $(UID):$(GID) -v "$$(pwd)/../:/workdir" -w /workdir $(GRPCBOX)
 
 # grpcbox builds a codegen-focused buildbox.
 # It's leaner, meaner, faster and not supposed to compile code.
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ GRPCBOX_RUN := $(DOCKER) run -it --rm -v "$$(pwd)/../:/workdir" -w /workdir $(GR
 grpcbox:
 	$(DOCKER) build \
 		--build-arg BUF_VERSION=$(BUF_VERSION) \
+		--build-arg UID=$(UID) --build-arg GID=$(GID) \
 		-f Dockerfile-grpcbox \
 		-t "$(GRPCBOX)" \
 		../