diff --git a/docker-compose.test.yml b/docker-compose.test.yml
index d2d8a2d564..63fcf37284 100644
--- a/docker-compose.test.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.test.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ services:
     extends:
       file: docker-compose.dev.yml
       service: app
+    user: "${UID}:${GID}"
     command: /bin/sh -c "npm_config_cache=/usr/src/app/.npm-cache npx nx run-tests backend"
 
   postgres:
diff --git a/packages/backend/project.json b/packages/backend/project.json
index 6ec6695156..9b46eb6188 100644
--- a/packages/backend/project.json
+++ b/packages/backend/project.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
       }
     },
     "test": {
-      "command": "docker compose -f docker-compose.test.yml up --exit-code-from app --attach app"
+      "command": "UID=\"$(id -u)\" GID=\"$(id -g)\" docker compose -f docker-compose.test.yml up --exit-code-from app --attach app"
     },
     "db": {
       "executor": "nx:run-commands",