diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-push-audiovec-worker-staging.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-push-audiovec-worker-staging.yml
index ba53c27f..1cff25d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-push-audiovec-worker-staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-push-audiovec-worker-staging.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           context: "{{defaultContext}}:src/"
           file: worker/audiovec/Dockerfile.audio_worker
           platforms: linux/amd64
+          build-args: UID=1000, GID=1000
           push: true
           tags: tattletech/feluda-operator-audiovec:worker-amd64-latest
 
@@ -36,5 +37,6 @@ jobs:
           context: "{{defaultContext}}:src/"
           file: worker/audiovec/Dockerfile.audio_worker_graviton
           platforms: linux/arm64
+          build-args: UID=1000, GID=1000
           push: true
           tags: tattletech/feluda-operator-audiovec:worker-arm64-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-push-hash-worker-staging.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-push-hash-worker-staging.yml
index 6976cdf6..73519eec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-push-hash-worker-staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-push-hash-worker-staging.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           context: "{{defaultContext}}:src/"
           file: worker/hash/Dockerfile.hash_worker
           platforms: linux/amd64
+          build-args: UID=1000, GID=1000
           push: true
           tags: tattletech/feluda-operator-hash:worker-amd64-latest
 
@@ -36,5 +37,6 @@ jobs:
           context: "{{defaultContext}}:src/"
           file: worker/hash/Dockerfile.hash_worker_graviton
           platforms: linux/arm64
+          build-args: UID=1000, GID=1000
           push: true
           tags: tattletech/feluda-operator-hash:worker-arm64-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-push-vidvec-benchmark-test.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-push-vidvec-benchmark-test.yml
index 99e7179c..bc2d3718 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-push-vidvec-benchmark-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-push-vidvec-benchmark-test.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           context: "{{defaultContext}}:src/"
           file: benchmark/vidvec/Dockerfile.vid_vec_rep_resnet
           platforms: linux/amd64
+          build-args: UID=1000, GID=1000
           push: true
           tags: tattletech/feluda-operator-vidvec:benchmark-amd64-latest-test
           cache-from: type=local,src=/tmp/.buildx-cache
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           context: "{{defaultContext}}:src/"
           file: benchmark/vidvec/Dockerfile.vid_vec_rep_resnet_graviton
           platforms: linux/arm64
+          build-args: UID=1000, GID=1000
           push: true
           tags: tattletech/feluda-operator-vidvec:benchmark-arm64-latest-test
           cache-from: type=local,src=/tmp/.buildx-cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-push-vidvec-benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-push-vidvec-benchmark.yml
index 23414d34..e8e311f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-push-vidvec-benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-push-vidvec-benchmark.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           context: "{{defaultContext}}:src/"
           file: benchmark/vidvec/Dockerfile.vid_vec_rep_resnet
           platforms: linux/amd64
+          build-args: UID=1000, GID=1000
           push: true
           tags: tattletech/feluda-operator-vidvec:benchmark-amd64-latest
 
@@ -36,5 +37,6 @@ jobs:
           context: "{{defaultContext}}:src/"
           file: benchmark/vidvec/Dockerfile.vid_vec_rep_resnet_graviton
           platforms: linux/arm64
+          build-args: UID=1000, GID=1000
           push: true
           tags: tattletech/feluda-operator-vidvec:benchmark-arm64-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-push-vidvec-worker-staging.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-push-vidvec-worker-staging.yml
index 324f1d78..b5f49f00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-push-vidvec-worker-staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-push-vidvec-worker-staging.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           context: "{{defaultContext}}:src/"
           file: worker/vidvec/Dockerfile.video_worker
           platforms: linux/amd64
+          build-args: UID=1000, GID=1000
           push: true
           tags: tattletech/feluda-operator-vidvec:worker-amd64-latest
 
@@ -36,5 +37,6 @@ jobs:
           context: "{{defaultContext}}:src/"
           file: worker/vidvec/Dockerfile.video_worker_graviton
           platforms: linux/arm64
+          build-args: UID=1000, GID=1000
           push: true
           tags: tattletech/feluda-operator-vidvec:worker-arm64-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-main.yml b/.github/workflows/merge-main.yml
index ddb311f0..eef10ca6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-main.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           context: "{{defaultContext}}:src/"
           file: worker/vidvec/Dockerfile.video_worker
           platforms: linux/amd64
+          build-args: UID=1000, GID=1000
           push: true
           tags: tattletech/feluda-operator-vidvec:worker-amd64-${{ needs.release.outputs.tag }}
 
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ jobs:
           context: "{{defaultContext}}:src/"
           file: worker/vidvec/Dockerfile.video_worker_graviton
           platforms: linux/arm64
+          build-args: UID=1000, GID=1000
           push: true
           tags: tattletech/feluda-operator-vidvec:worker-arm64-${{ needs.release.outputs.tag }}
 
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ jobs:
           context: "{{defaultContext}}:src/"
           file: worker/audiovec/Dockerfile.audio_worker
           platforms: linux/amd64
+          build-args: UID=1000, GID=1000
           push: true
           tags: tattletech/feluda-operator-audiovec:worker-amd64-${{ needs.release.outputs.tag }}
 
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ jobs:
           context: "{{defaultContext}}:src/"
           file: worker/audiovec/Dockerfile.audio_worker_graviton
           platforms: linux/arm64
+          build-args: UID=1000, GID=1000
           push: true
           tags: tattletech/feluda-operator-audiovec:worker-arm64-${{ needs.release.outputs.tag }}
 
@@ -98,6 +102,7 @@ jobs:
           context: "{{defaultContext}}:src/"
           file: worker/hash/Dockerfile.hash_worker
           platforms: linux/amd64
+          build-args: UID=1000, GID=1000
           push: true
           tags: tattletech/feluda-operator-hash:worker-amd64-${{ needs.release.outputs.tag }}
 
@@ -107,6 +112,7 @@ jobs:
           context: "{{defaultContext}}:src/"
           file: worker/hash/Dockerfile.hash_worker_graviton
           platforms: linux/arm64
+          build-args: UID=1000, GID=1000
           push: true
           tags: tattletech/feluda-operator-hash:worker-arm64-${{ needs.release.outputs.tag }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prod-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/prod-deploy.yml
index 4167254a..0078006c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prod-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prod-deploy.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           context: "{{defaultContext}}:src/"
           file: Dockerfile
           platforms: linux/amd64
+          build-args: UID=1000, GID=1000
           push: true
           tags: tattletech/feluda-server:${{ steps.vars.outputs.sha_short }}