diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 75e7cda07..34156131b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ variables:
 
   STACK_ROOT: "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/.stack"
 
+  ENV_USER: "fradrive-env"
+
 stages:
   - setup
   - lint
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ node modules:
     - cat .npmrc # TODO: debug
     - make node_modules
   before_script: &nix-before
+    - chown -R ${ENV_USER} .
     # - git config --global init.defaultBranch master
     # - install -v -m 0700 -d ~/.ssh
     # - install -v -T -m 0644 "${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS}" ~/.ssh/known_hosts