diff --git a/tutorandroid/patches/k8s-deployments b/tutorandroid/patches/k8s-deployments
index 0a29f1b..247cab8 100644
--- a/tutorandroid/patches/k8s-deployments
+++ b/tutorandroid/patches/k8s-deployments
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ spec:
         app.kubernetes.io/name: android-app
     spec:
       securityContext:
-        runAsUser: 1000
-        runAsGroup: 1000
+        runAsUser: {{ APP_USER_ID }}
+        runAsGroup: {{ APP_USER_ID }}
       containers:
         - name: android-app
           image: {{ ANDROID_APP_DOCKER_IMAGE }}