diff --git a/containers/r/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/containers/r/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index fa98a42b5f..916b219d93 100644
--- a/containers/r/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/containers/r/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@
 	// "runArgs": [ "--cap-add=SYS_PTRACE", "--security-opt", "seccomp=unconfined" ],
 
 	// Comment out connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root.
-	"remoteUser": "docker"
+	"remoteUser": "vscode"
 }