diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/devcontainer/templates/devcontainer/devcontainer.json.tt b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/devcontainer/templates/devcontainer/devcontainer.json.tt
index e01d129675f19..b38bb274c06b9 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/devcontainer/templates/devcontainer/devcontainer.json.tt
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/devcontainer/templates/devcontainer/devcontainer.json.tt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   // "customizations": {},
 
   // Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
-  // "remoteUser": "root",
+  "remoteUser": "vscode",
 
 <%- if !mounts.empty? -%>
   "mounts": [