diff --git a/roles/youtubedlmaterial/defaults/main.yml b/roles/youtubedlmaterial/defaults/main.yml
index d62a73b00c..e1c1c1d0d8 100644
--- a/roles/youtubedlmaterial/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/youtubedlmaterial/defaults/main.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ youtubedlmaterial_dl_audio_directory: "{{ downloads_root }}/youtube/audio"
 youtubedlmaterial_dl_video_directory: "{{ downloads_root }}/youtube/video"
 youtubedlmaterial_dl_subscriptions_directory: "{{ downloads_root }}/youtube/subscriptions"
 
+# uid / gid
+youtubedlmaterial_user_id: "1000"
+youtubedlmaterial_group_id: "1000"
+
 # network
 youtubedlmaterial_hostname: "youtubedlmaterial"
 youtubedlmaterial_port_http: "8998"
diff --git a/roles/youtubedlmaterial/tasks/main.yml b/roles/youtubedlmaterial/tasks/main.yml
index e65ae0c0cf..b23f3f81a4 100644
--- a/roles/youtubedlmaterial/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/youtubedlmaterial/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
       - "{{ youtubedlmaterial_port_http }}:17442"
     env:
       ALLOW_CONFIG_MUTATIONS: "true"
+      UID: " {{ youtubedlmaterial_user_id }}"
+      GID: " {{ youtubedlmaterial_group_id }}"
       TZ: "{{ ansible_nas_timezone }}"
     restart_policy: unless-stopped
     memory: "{{ youtubedlmaterial_memory }}"