diff --git a/tests/integration/start.sh b/tests/integration/start.sh
index 5893989..974996e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/start.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/start.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ unzip data.zip
 id=$(id -u)
 gid=$(id -g)
 
+if [ "$(whoami)" == "root" ]; then
+    id=1000
+    gid=1000
+fi
+
 
 docker run --name=lnbits_nwcprovider_ext_lnbits_test \
 -d \