diff --git a/Dockerfile.meteor b/Dockerfile.meteor
index 5bf20b3bbf4b92ca86f7af90f09ae7d3147bb031..c704e6bd35dadefb783189366af64ec4aab61ca9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.meteor
+++ b/Dockerfile.meteor
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 FROM debian:bullseye
 
 ENV METEOR_VERSION=2.5.1
+ENV METEOR_ALLOW_SUPERUSER=yes
 
 RUN apt-get -qq update && \
     apt-get -qq dist-upgrade && \