diff --git a/charts/platform-api/Chart.yaml b/charts/platform-api/Chart.yaml
index b55e623..5fb4573 100644
--- a/charts/platform-api/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/platform-api/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: ushahidi-platform-api
-version: 0.0.1-alpha.30
+version: 0.0.1-alpha.31
 icon: https://github.ushahidi.org/helm-charts/icon.png
diff --git a/charts/platform-api/templates/api-worker.yml b/charts/platform-api/templates/api-worker.yml
index b21b4ae..c8f833a 100644
--- a/charts/platform-api/templates/api-worker.yml
+++ b/charts/platform-api/templates/api-worker.yml
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ spec:
         - name: USH_ANALYTICS_PREFIX
           value: {{ .Values.config.ush_analytics_prefix | quote }}
         {{- end }}
+        {{- /* This is a temporary fix while the container is running as root */}}
+        - name: COMPOSER_ALLOW_SUPERUSER
+          value: "1"
         {{- if .Values.config.multisite.enabled }}
         - name: MULTISITE_DOMAIN
           value: {{ .Values.config.multisite.api_domain | quote }}
@@ -546,6 +549,9 @@ spec:
         - name: USH_ANALYTICS_PREFIX
           value: {{ .Values.config.ush_analytics_prefix | quote }}
         {{- end }}
+        {{- /* This is a temporary fix while the container is running as root */}}
+        - name: COMPOSER_ALLOW_SUPERUSER
+          value: "1"
         {{- if .Values.config.multisite.enabled }}
         - name: MULTISITE_DOMAIN
           value: {{ .Values.config.multisite.api_domain | quote }}
@@ -812,6 +818,9 @@ spec:
         - name: USH_ANALYTICS_PREFIX
           value: {{ .Values.config.ush_analytics_prefix | quote }}
         {{- end }}
+        {{- /* This is a temporary fix while the container is running as root */}}
+        - name: COMPOSER_ALLOW_SUPERUSER
+          value: "1"
 
         image: {{ .Values.image.repository }}/{{ .Values.image.name }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}
         imagePullPolicy: Always