diff --git a/values.template.yaml b/values.template.yaml
index 347f8d5ab578a3fe37a248c1c91dbce165dab687..b701e3c08749004ab30a35eff8722b2a4e958e26 100644
--- a/values.template.yaml
+++ b/values.template.yaml
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ proxy:
         cpu: "500m"
         memory: "500Mi"
 singleuser:
+  uid: 0  
+  extraEnv:
+    GRANT_SUDO: "yes"
   extraPodConfig:
     securityContext:
         fsGroupChangePolicy: "OnRootMismatch"