diff --git a/runner/Dockerfile b/runner/Dockerfile
index 8496685..7c397f7 100644
--- a/runner/Dockerfile
+++ b/runner/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 FROM ghcr.io/actions/actions-runner:latest
 
+USER root
+
+# Custom chart executes builds on /builds: https://github.com/sergelogvinov/helm-charts/blob/main/charts/github-actions-runner/templates/autoscalingrunnerset.yaml#L154
+RUN mkdir -p /builds && chown runner:runner /builds
+
 # Pull taito-cli:ci-gcp-dev on start
 RUN sed -i '/updateFile="update.finished"/a docker pull ghcr.io/taitounited/taito-cli:ci-gcp-dev' /home/runner/run-helper.sh.template
+
+USER runner