diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 129d4ae..47418b4 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 # defaults file for jitsi
+docker_user: deploy
 #jitsi_letsencrypt_email:alice@host.tld
 jitsi_enable_letsencrypt: False
 jitsi_exposed_http_port: 8000