diff --git a/images/varnish/6.Dockerfile b/images/varnish/6.Dockerfile
index 208455d1b..f675a4ddb 100644
--- a/images/varnish/6.Dockerfile
+++ b/images/varnish/6.Dockerfile
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive dpkg-reconfigure dash
 
 RUN fix-permissions /etc/varnish/ \
     && fix-permissions /var/run/ \
-    && fix-permissions /var/lib/varnish
+    && fix-permissions /var/lib/varnish \
+    && usermod -a -G root varnish
 
 COPY docker-entrypoint /lagoon/entrypoints/70-varnish-entrypoint