diff --git a/acceptance-tests.Dockerfile b/acceptance-tests.Dockerfile
index 6fb0773..18a1c41 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests.Dockerfile
+++ b/acceptance-tests.Dockerfile
@@ -44,4 +44,8 @@ COPY --from=git-team /go/bin/git-team /usr/local/bin/git-team
 
 WORKDIR /
 
+ENV USERNAME git-team-acceptance-test
+RUN adduser -D ${USERNAME}
+USER ${USERNAME}
+
 ENTRYPOINT ["bash", "/usr/local/bin/bats"]
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/disable_global.bats b/acceptance-tests/disable_global.bats
index eb644ed..61fe03f 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/disable_global.bats
+++ b/acceptance-tests/disable_global.bats
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ setup() {
 }
 
 teardown() {
-	rm /root/.gitconfig
+	rm /home/git-team-acceptance-test/.gitconfig
 }
 
 @test "git-team: (scope: global) disable should disable a previously enabled git-team" {
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ teardown() {
 	/usr/local/bin/git-team enable 'A <a@x.y>' 'B <b@x.y>'
 	/usr/local/bin/git-team disable
 
-	run bash -c "ls -la /root/.git-team/commit-templates/global/COMMIT_TEMPLATE"
+	run bash -c "ls -la /home/git-team-acceptance-test/.git-team/commit-templates/global/COMMIT_TEMPLATE"
 	assert_failure 1
-	assert_line "ls: /root/.git-team/commit-templates/global/COMMIT_TEMPLATE: No such file or directory"
+	assert_line "ls: /home/git-team-acceptance-test/.git-team/commit-templates/global/COMMIT_TEMPLATE: No such file or directory"
 }
 
 @test "git-team: (scope: global) disable should treat a previously disabled git-team idempotently" {
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/disable_repo_local.bats b/acceptance-tests/disable_repo_local.bats
index 415c70d..5ba084c 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/disable_repo_local.bats
+++ b/acceptance-tests/disable_repo_local.bats
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ teardown() {
 	cd -
 	rm -rf $REPO_PATH
 
-	rm /root/.gitconfig
+	rm /home/git-team-acceptance-test/.gitconfig
 }
 
 @test "git-team: (scope: repo-local) disable should disable a previously enabled git-team" {
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ teardown() {
 	/usr/local/bin/git-team enable 'A <a@x.y>' 'B <b@x.y>'
 	/usr/local/bin/git-team disable
 
-	run bash -c "ls -la /root/.git-team/commit-templates/repo-local/$REPO_CHECKSUM"
+	run bash -c "ls -la /home/git-team-acceptance-test/.git-team/commit-templates/repo-local/$REPO_CHECKSUM"
 	assert_failure 1
-	assert_line "ls: /root/.git-team/commit-templates/repo-local/$REPO_CHECKSUM: No such file or directory"
+	assert_line "ls: /home/git-team-acceptance-test/.git-team/commit-templates/repo-local/$REPO_CHECKSUM: No such file or directory"
 }
 
 @test "git-team: (scope: repo-local) disable should treat a previously disabled git-team idempotently" {
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/enable_global.bats b/acceptance-tests/enable_global.bats
index 9e8445c..80e353d 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/enable_global.bats
+++ b/acceptance-tests/enable_global.bats
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ teardown() {
 }
 
 @test "git-team: (scope: global) enable should not set the git-team hooks path as the previous hooks path" {
-	git config --global core.hooksPath "/root/.git-team/hooks"
+	git config --global core.hooksPath "/home/git-team-acceptance-test/.git-team/hooks"
 
 	/usr/local/bin/git-team b a c 'Ad-hoc <adhoc@tmp.se>'
 
@@ -73,17 +73,17 @@ teardown() {
 @test "git-team: (scope: global) enable should enable the prepare-commit-msg hook" {
 	run bash -c "/usr/local/bin/git-team b a c 'Ad-hoc <adhoc@tmp.se>' &>/dev/null && git config --global core.hooksPath"
 	assert_success
-	assert_line '/root/.git-team/hooks'
+	assert_line '/home/git-team-acceptance-test/.git-team/hooks'
 }
 
 @test "git-team: (scope: global) enable should set a commit template" {
 	run bash -c "/usr/local/bin/git-team b a c 'Ad-hoc <adhoc@tmp.se>' &>/dev/null && git config --global commit.template"
 	assert_success
-	assert_line '/root/.git-team/commit-templates/global/COMMIT_TEMPLATE'
+	assert_line '/home/git-team-acceptance-test/.git-team/commit-templates/global/COMMIT_TEMPLATE'
 }
 
 @test "git-team: (scope: global) enable should provision the commit template" {
-	run bash -c "/usr/local/bin/git-team b a c 'Ad-hoc <adhoc@tmp.se>' &>/dev/null && cat /root/.git-team/commit-templates/global/COMMIT_TEMPLATE"
+	run bash -c "/usr/local/bin/git-team b a c 'Ad-hoc <adhoc@tmp.se>' &>/dev/null && cat /home/git-team-acceptance-test/.git-team/commit-templates/global/COMMIT_TEMPLATE"
 	assert_success
 	assert_line --index 0 'Co-authored-by: A <a@x.y>'
 	assert_line --index 1 'Co-authored-by: Ad-hoc <adhoc@tmp.se>'
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ teardown() {
 }
 
 @test "git-team: (scope: global) enable 'all via -A' should provision the commit template" {
-	run bash -c "/usr/local/bin/git-team enable -A &>/dev/null && cat /root/.git-team/commit-templates/global/COMMIT_TEMPLATE"
+	run bash -c "/usr/local/bin/git-team enable -A &>/dev/null && cat /home/git-team-acceptance-test/.git-team/commit-templates/global/COMMIT_TEMPLATE"
 	assert_success
 	assert_line --index 0 'Co-authored-by: A <a@x.y>'
 	assert_line --index 1 'Co-authored-by: B <b@x.y>'
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ teardown() {
 }
 
 @test "git-team: (scope: global) enable 'all via --all' should provision the commit template" {
-	run bash -c "/usr/local/bin/git-team enable --all &>/dev/null && cat /root/.git-team/commit-templates/global/COMMIT_TEMPLATE"
+	run bash -c "/usr/local/bin/git-team enable --all &>/dev/null && cat /home/git-team-acceptance-test/.git-team/commit-templates/global/COMMIT_TEMPLATE"
 	assert_success
 	assert_line --index 0 'Co-authored-by: A <a@x.y>'
 	assert_line --index 1 'Co-authored-by: B <b@x.y>'
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/enable_repo_local.bats b/acceptance-tests/enable_repo_local.bats
index 9caa0ef..be0929b 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/enable_repo_local.bats
+++ b/acceptance-tests/enable_repo_local.bats
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ teardown() {
 }
 
 @test "git-team: (scope: repo-local) enable should not set the git-team hooks path as the previous hooks path" {
-	git config --local core.hooksPath "/root/.git-team/hooks"
+	git config --local core.hooksPath "/home/git-team-acceptance-test/.git-team/hooks"
 
 	/usr/local/bin/git-team b a c 'Ad-hoc <adhoc@tmp.se>'
 
@@ -86,17 +86,17 @@ teardown() {
 @test "git-team: (scope: repo-local) enable should set the prepare-commit-msg hook" {
 	run bash -c "/usr/local/bin/git-team b a c 'Ad-hoc <adhoc@tmp.se>' &>/dev/null && git config --local core.hooksPath"
 	assert_success
-	assert_line '/root/.git-team/hooks'
+	assert_line '/home/git-team-acceptance-test/.git-team/hooks'
 }
 
 @test "git-team: (scope: repo-local) enable should set the commit template" {
 	run bash -c "/usr/local/bin/git-team b a c 'Ad-hoc <adhoc@tmp.se>' &>/dev/null && git config --local commit.template"
 	assert_success
-	assert_line "/root/.git-team/commit-templates/repo-local/$REPO_CHECKSUM/COMMIT_TEMPLATE"
+	assert_line "/home/git-team-acceptance-test/.git-team/commit-templates/repo-local/$REPO_CHECKSUM/COMMIT_TEMPLATE"
 }
 
 @test "git-team: (scope: repo-local) enable should provision the commit template" {
-	run bash -c "/usr/local/bin/git-team b a c 'Ad-hoc <adhoc@tmp.se>' &>/dev/null && cat /root/.git-team/commit-templates/repo-local/$REPO_CHECKSUM/COMMIT_TEMPLATE"
+	run bash -c "/usr/local/bin/git-team b a c 'Ad-hoc <adhoc@tmp.se>' &>/dev/null && cat /home/git-team-acceptance-test/.git-team/commit-templates/repo-local/$REPO_CHECKSUM/COMMIT_TEMPLATE"
 	assert_success
 	assert_line --index 0 'Co-authored-by: A <a@x.y>'
 	assert_line --index 1 'Co-authored-by: Ad-hoc <adhoc@tmp.se>'
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ teardown() {
 }
 
 @test "git-team: (scope: repo-local) enable 'all via -A' should provision the commit template" {
-	run bash -c "/usr/local/bin/git-team enable -A &>/dev/null && cat /root/.git-team/commit-templates/repo-local/$REPO_CHECKSUM/COMMIT_TEMPLATE"
+	run bash -c "/usr/local/bin/git-team enable -A &>/dev/null && cat /home/git-team-acceptance-test/.git-team/commit-templates/repo-local/$REPO_CHECKSUM/COMMIT_TEMPLATE"
 	assert_success
 	assert_line --index 0 'Co-authored-by: A <a@x.y>'
 	assert_line --index 1 'Co-authored-by: B <b@x.y>'
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ teardown() {
 }
 
 @test "git-team: (scope: repo-local) enable 'all via --all' should provision the commit template" {
-	run bash -c "/usr/local/bin/git-team enable --all &>/dev/null && cat /root/.git-team/commit-templates/repo-local/$REPO_CHECKSUM/COMMIT_TEMPLATE"
+	run bash -c "/usr/local/bin/git-team enable --all &>/dev/null && cat /home/git-team-acceptance-test/.git-team/commit-templates/repo-local/$REPO_CHECKSUM/COMMIT_TEMPLATE"
 	assert_success
 	assert_line --index 0 'Co-authored-by: A <a@x.y>'
 	assert_line --index 1 'Co-authored-by: B <b@x.y>'
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/use_cases_disabled.bats b/acceptance-tests/use_cases_disabled.bats
index 6e86260..6b83788 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/use_cases_disabled.bats
+++ b/acceptance-tests/use_cases_disabled.bats
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ teardown() {
 	cd -
 	rm -rf $REPO_PATH
 
-	rm /root/.gitconfig
+	rm /home/git-team-acceptance-test/.gitconfig
 }
 
 @test "use case: when git-team is disabled, a merge commit should not have co-authors injected" {
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/use_cases_global.bats b/acceptance-tests/use_cases_global.bats
index 177bf29..94c16b6 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/use_cases_global.bats
+++ b/acceptance-tests/use_cases_global.bats
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ teardown() {
 	cd -
 	rm -rf $REPO_PATH
 
-	rm /root/.gitconfig
+	rm /home/git-team-acceptance-test/.gitconfig
 }
 
 @test "use case: (scope: global) an existing repo-local git hook should be respected - commit-msg" {
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/use_cases_repo_local.bats b/acceptance-tests/use_cases_repo_local.bats
index 90c4b34..c4afd7f 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/use_cases_repo_local.bats
+++ b/acceptance-tests/use_cases_repo_local.bats
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ teardown() {
 	cd -
 	rm -rf $REPO_PATH
 
-	rm /root/.gitconfig
+	rm /home/git-team-acceptance-test/.gitconfig
 }
 
 @test "use case: (scope: repo-local) an existing repo-local git hook should be respected - commit msg" {