diff --git a/.github/workflows/root-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/root-ci.yml
index 481b30c48b45b998ed23da6164fa68ec06102f59..fb3a0eea11b17d49bb7f3dfb961af717c2c0371d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/root-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/root-ci.yml
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ jobs:
 
     container:
       image: registry.cern.ch/root-ci/${{ matrix.image }}:buildready
-      options: '--security-opt label=disable --rm'
+      options: '--security-opt label=disable --rm --userns=keep-id'
       env:
         OS_APPLICATION_CREDENTIAL_ID: '7f5b64a265244623a3a933308569bdba'
         OS_APPLICATION_CREDENTIAL_SECRET: ${{ secrets.OS_APPLICATION_CREDENTIAL_SECRET }}