diff --git a/global/overlay/etc/puppet/modules/cdn/manifests/runner.pp b/global/overlay/etc/puppet/modules/cdn/manifests/runner.pp
index 0486e49..7a85982 100644
--- a/global/overlay/etc/puppet/modules/cdn/manifests/runner.pp
+++ b/global/overlay/etc/puppet/modules/cdn/manifests/runner.pp
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ class cdn::runner(
       mode    => '0750',
     }
 
+    # The owner/group matches 'user' in compose file for runner
     file { '/opt/forgejo-runner/data':
       ensure  => directory,
-      owner   => 'root',
-      group   => 'root',
+      owner   => '1001',
+      group   => '1001',
       mode    => '0750',
     }