diff --git a/kapacitor/1.4/Dockerfile b/kapacitor/1.4/Dockerfile
index c5d3bf867..db9d5cfa5 100644
--- a/kapacitor/1.4/Dockerfile
+++ b/kapacitor/1.4/Dockerfile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ COPY kapacitor.conf /etc/kapacitor/kapacitor.conf
 EXPOSE 9092
 
 VOLUME /var/lib/kapacitor
+USER kapacitor:kapacitor
 
 COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/kapacitor/1.5/Dockerfile b/kapacitor/1.5/Dockerfile
index 42153cdd0..b2edbee4b 100644
--- a/kapacitor/1.5/Dockerfile
+++ b/kapacitor/1.5/Dockerfile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ COPY kapacitor.conf /etc/kapacitor/kapacitor.conf
 EXPOSE 9092
 
 VOLUME /var/lib/kapacitor
+USER kapacitor:kapacitor
 
 COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]