diff --git a/deploy/docker/clickhouse-setup/docker-compose.yaml b/deploy/docker/clickhouse-setup/docker-compose.yaml
index c3e8707472..d66c1f4cf6 100644
--- a/deploy/docker/clickhouse-setup/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/deploy/docker/clickhouse-setup/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ services:
   otel-collector:
     image: signoz/signoz-otel-collector:0.63.0
     command: ["--config=/etc/otel-collector-config.yaml"]
-  # required for reading docker container logs
+    user: root # required for reading docker container logs
     volumes:
       - ./otel-collector-config.yaml:/etc/otel-collector-config.yaml
       - /var/lib/docker/containers:/var/lib/docker/containers:ro
diff --git a/pkg/query-service/tests/test-deploy/docker-compose.yaml b/pkg/query-service/tests/test-deploy/docker-compose.yaml
index 670b4f83bc..48454b1044 100644
--- a/pkg/query-service/tests/test-deploy/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/pkg/query-service/tests/test-deploy/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ services:
   otel-collector:
     image: signoz/signoz-otel-collector:0.63.0
     command: ["--config=/etc/otel-collector-config.yaml"]
-  # required for reading docker container logs
+    user: root # required for reading docker container logs
     volumes:
       - ./otel-collector-config.yaml:/etc/otel-collector-config.yaml
       - /var/lib/docker/containers:/var/lib/docker/containers:ro