diff --git a/deploy/monai-deploy-express/init.sh b/deploy/monai-deploy-express/init.sh
index a99caa6..afff762 100755
--- a/deploy/monai-deploy-express/init.sh
+++ b/deploy/monai-deploy-express/init.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ mkdir -p $RUNDIR/mongodb/ && echo "Created $RUNDIR/mongodb/"
 mkdir -p $RUNDIR/mdwm/ && echo "Created $RUNDIR/mdwm/"
 mkdir -p $RUNDIR/mdtm/ && echo "Created $RUNDIR/mdtm/"
 mkdir -p $RUNDIR/mdig/ && echo "Created $RUNDIR/mdig/"
-sudo chown 1000:1000 -R $RUNDIR/esdata && echo "Permission updated"
+sudo chown $(id -u):$(id -g) -R $RUNDIR/esdata && echo "Permission updated"
 echo "Directories setup"
 echo "Ready to run docker compose up"