diff --git a/deploy/redis-deployment.yaml b/deploy/redis-deployment.yaml
index c33fd40..47bcc60 100644
--- a/deploy/redis-deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/redis-deployment.yaml
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ spec:
           readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
           runAsNonRoot: true
           # we need to use the "redis" uid
-          runAsUser: 100
+          runAsUser: 999