diff --git a/deadlock-plugins/deadlock-extension/src/core/mission.ts b/deadlock-plugins/deadlock-extension/src/core/mission.ts
index 8354996a360f37958654c69a95f5dc25697183b6..a684dbbcfa5f5f80b8050703182a7666c4eecdb9 100644
--- a/deadlock-plugins/deadlock-extension/src/core/mission.ts
+++ b/deadlock-plugins/deadlock-extension/src/core/mission.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default class Mission {
           name: `deadlock-${this.params.missionId}`,
           image: this.dockerImageURL,
           extensions: ['Deadlock.deadlock-coding'],
-          remoteUser: 'theia',
+          remoteUser: 'deadlock',
           // mounts: [
           //   `source=${this.hostMissionDir}/workspace,target=${'/workspace'},type=${'volume'},consistency=${'cached'}`,
           // ],