diff --git a/data/Dockerfiles/dovecot/supervisord.conf b/data/Dockerfiles/dovecot/supervisord.conf
index 33d488b8..f517c388 100644
--- a/data/Dockerfiles/dovecot/supervisord.conf
+++ b/data/Dockerfiles/dovecot/supervisord.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [supervisord]
 nodaemon=true
+user=root
 
 [program:syslog-ng]
 command=/usr/sbin/syslog-ng --foreground --no-caps