diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index b926777..1ccc8ec 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -14,5 +14,14 @@
 	"forwardPorts": [
 		1313
 	],
-	"postStartCommand": "hugo server"
+	"postStartCommand": "hugo server",
+	// see: https://github.com/cachix/devenv/issues/935
+	"runArgs": [
+		"--userns=keep-id:uid=1000,gid=1000"
+	],
+	"containerUser": "vscode",
+	"updateRemoteUserUID": true,
+	"containerEnv": {
+		"HOME": "/home/vscode"
+	}
 }