diff --git a/bin/docker_entrypoint.sh b/bin/docker_entrypoint.sh
index 865a9929..b806c0b2 100755
--- a/bin/docker_entrypoint.sh
+++ b/bin/docker_entrypoint.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 DATA_DIR="${DATA_DIR:-/data}"
 ARCHIVEBOX_USER="${ARCHIVEBOX_USER:-archivebox}"
 
+# Set the archivebox user UID & GID
+if [[ -n "$ARCHIVEBOX_UID" && "$ARCHIVEBOX_UID" != 0 ]]; then
+    usermod -u "$ARCHIVEBOX_UID" "$ARCHIVEBOX_USER" > /dev/null 2>&1
+fi
+if [[ -n "$ARCHIVEBOX_GID" && "$ARCHIVEBOX_GID" != 0 ]]; then
+    groupmod -g "$ARCHIVEBOX_GID" "$ARCHIVEBOX_USER" > /dev/null 2>&1
+fi
+
 # Set the permissions of the data dir to match the archivebox user
 if [[ -d "$DATA_DIR/archive" ]]; then
     # check data directory permissions