diff --git a/openstack_operator/templates/mcrouter/deployment.yml.j2 b/openstack_operator/templates/mcrouter/deployment.yml.j2
index 87a5232b..9235f776 100644
--- a/openstack_operator/templates/mcrouter/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/openstack_operator/templates/mcrouter/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ spec:
             ephemeral-storage: 50M
             memory: 64M
         securityContext:
-          runAsUser: 1001
+          runAsUser: 999
+          runAsGroup: 999
         volumeMounts:
         - mountPath: /data
           name: config