diff --git a/roles/element/defaults/main/main.yml b/roles/element/defaults/main/main.yml
index 00dc292..6a9c92c 100644
--- a/roles/element/defaults/main/main.yml
+++ b/roles/element/defaults/main/main.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ element_dist_path: "{{ element_source_path }}/dist"
 element_config_path: "{{ element_base_path }}/config"
 element_config_file: "{{ element_config_path }}/config.json"
 
-element_host_uid: >-
-  {{ element_user_info is defined
+element_host_uid: >-2
+  {{ ((element_user_info is defined) and ('uid' in element_user_info))
   | ternary(element_user_info.uid, element_user) }}
-element_host_gid: >-
-  {{ element_user_info is defined
+element_host_gid: >-2
+  {{ ((element_user_info is defined) and ('uid' in element_user_info))
   | ternary(element_user_info.group, element_user) }}
diff --git a/roles/element/tasks/deploy-docker.yml b/roles/element/tasks/deploy-docker.yml
index 79ffd05..d513dc4 100644
--- a/roles/element/tasks/deploy-docker.yml
+++ b/roles/element/tasks/deploy-docker.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     image: "{{ element_container_image }}"
     state: "{{ (element_state == 'present') | ternary('started', 'absent') }}"
     env: "{{ element_container_env | default(omit) }}"
-    user: "{{ element_container_user }}"
+    user: "{{ element_container_user | default(omit) }}"
     ports: "{{ element_container_ports | default(omit) }}"
     labels: "{{ element_container_labels | default(omit) }}"
     volumes: "{{ element_container_full_volumes }}"
diff --git a/roles/element/tasks/deploy-podman.yml b/roles/element/tasks/deploy-podman.yml
index 07c9c48..7d05d53 100644
--- a/roles/element/tasks/deploy-podman.yml
+++ b/roles/element/tasks/deploy-podman.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     image: "{{ element_container_image }}"
     state: "{{ (element_state == 'present') | ternary('started', 'absent') }}"
     env: "{{ element_container_env | default(omit) }}"
-    user: "{{ element_container_user }}"
+    user: "{{ element_container_user | default(omit) }}"
     ports: "{{ element_container_ports | default(omit) }}"
     labels: "{{ element_container_labels | default(omit) }}"
     volumes: "{{ element_container_full_volumes }}"