diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 0d5bfd9b8..36a64ddd1 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ jobs:
     <<: *DEBIAN
     docker:
       - image: "tahoelafsci/debian:8"
+        user: "nobody"
 
 
   c-locale:
@@ -193,12 +194,14 @@ jobs:
     <<: *DEBIAN
     docker:
       - image: "tahoelafsci/ubuntu:16.04"
+        user: "nobody"
 
 
   ubuntu-18.04:
     <<: *DEBIAN
     docker:
       - image: "tahoelafsci/ubuntu:18.04"
+        user: "nobody"
 
 
   centos-7: &RHEL_DERIV