diff --git a/Dockerfile.template b/Dockerfile.template
index e509d4b..1a98444 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/Dockerfile.template
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/
 RUN ln -s usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh # backwards compat
 ENTRYPOINT ["docker-entrypoint.sh"]
 
-USER memcache
+# USER memcache
+USER 11211
 EXPOSE 11211
 CMD ["memcached"]