diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 27d51244a..0955d62bd 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ name: default
 steps:
   - name: cargo test
     image: ekidd/rust-musl-builder:1.47.0
+    user: root
     environment:
       LEMMY_DATABASE_URL: postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
       RUST_BACKTRACE: 1