diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 6418157..c69048d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ services:
     container_name: telegraf
     restart: unless-stopped
     privileged: true
-    user: telegraf:985 # make telegraf run with docker group (985) to access docker socket
+    user: telegraf:${PGID} # make telegraf run with docker group (985) to access docker socket
     hostname: ${HOSTNAME} # picks up the hostname of komodo-periphery
     volumes:
       - ${PWD}/telegraf.conf:/etc/telegraf/telegraf.conf:ro