diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile-cloud-uv b/docker/Dockerfile-cloud-uv
index d2af55485..a53dd6135 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile-cloud-uv
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile-cloud-uv
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 ARG BASE_TAG=main
 FROM axolotlai/axolotl-uv:$BASE_TAG
 
-USER root
-
 ENV HF_DATASETS_CACHE="/workspace/data/huggingface-cache/datasets"
 ENV HF_HUB_CACHE="/workspace/data/huggingface-cache/hub"
 ENV HF_HOME="/workspace/data/huggingface-cache/hub"
@@ -11,7 +9,7 @@ ENV HF_HUB_ENABLE_HF_TRANSFER="1"
 EXPOSE 8888
 EXPOSE 22
 
-COPY scripts/cloud-entrypoint.sh /etc/cloud-entrypoint.sh
+COPY scripts/cloud-entrypoint.sh /root/cloud-entrypoint.sh
 COPY scripts/motd /etc/motd
 
 RUN uv pip install jupyterlab notebook ipywidgets && \
@@ -20,16 +18,13 @@ RUN apt update && \
     apt install --yes --no-install-recommends openssh-server tmux iproute2 nvtop && \
     rm -rf /var/cache/apt/archives && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
-    mkdir -p /home/ubuntu/.ssh && \
-    chmod 700 /home/ubuntu/.ssh && \
-    printf "\n[[ -z \"\$TMUX\" ]] && tty -s && { tmux attach-session -t ssh_tmux || tmux new-session -s ssh_tmux; exit; }\n" >> /home/ubuntu/.bashrc && \
-    printf "[ ! -z \"\$TERM\" -a -r /etc/motd ] && cat /etc/motd\n" >> /home/ubuntu/.bashrc && \
-    printf "\n[[ -z \"\$AXOLOTL_SKIP_SWITCH\" ]] && exec sudo -u ubuntu AXOLOTL_SKIP_SWITCH=1 -i\n" >> /root/.bashrc && \
-    chmod +x /etc/cloud-entrypoint.sh && \
-    echo 'set-option -g history-limit 5000' >> /home/ubuntu/.tmux.conf && \
-    chown -R ubuntu:ubuntu /home/ubuntu /workspace
+    mkdir -p ~/.ssh && \
+    chmod 700 ~/.ssh && \
+    printf "\n[[ -z \"\$TMUX\"  ]] && { tmux attach-session -t ssh_tmux || tmux new-session -s ssh_tmux; exit; }\n" >> ~/.bashrc && \
+    printf "[ ! -z \"\$TERM\" -a -r /etc/motd ] && cat /etc/motd\n" >> ~/.bashrc && \
+    chmod +x /workspace/axolotl/scripts/cloud-entrypoint.sh && \
+    chmod +x /root/cloud-entrypoint.sh && \
+    echo 'set-option -g history-limit 5000' >> ~/.tmux.conf
 
-# USER ubuntu
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["/etc/cloud-entrypoint.sh"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["/root/cloud-entrypoint.sh"]
 CMD ["sleep", "infinity"]
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile-uv b/docker/Dockerfile-uv
index ac03d1695..0142c0d2d 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile-uv
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile-uv
@@ -43,18 +43,6 @@ RUN git config remote.origin.fetch "+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*" && \
     git config --get remote.origin.fetch && \
     git config --global credential.helper store
 
-COPY .axolotl-complete.bash /home/ubuntu/.axolotl-complete.bash
-RUN chmod +x /home/ubuntu/.axolotl-complete.bash && \
-    echo 'source /home/ubuntu/.axolotl-complete.bash' >> /home/ubuntu/.bashrc
-
-# Ensure ubuntu user exists (may already exist from base image)
-RUN id ubuntu &>/dev/null || ( \
-    useradd -m -s /bin/bash -u 1000 ubuntu && \
-    apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends sudo && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
-    ); \
-    echo 'ubuntu ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL' > /etc/sudoers.d/ubuntu && \
-    chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/ubuntu
-
-RUN chown -R ubuntu:ubuntu /workspace /home/ubuntu
-
-USER ubuntu
+COPY .axolotl-complete.bash /root/.axolotl-complete.bash
+RUN chmod +x /root/.axolotl-complete.bash && \
+    echo 'source /root/.axolotl-complete.bash' >> ~/.bashrc
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile-uv-base b/docker/Dockerfile-uv-base
index 378b30a03..0e7acbe29 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile-uv-base
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile-uv-base
@@ -17,19 +17,13 @@ ENV TORCH_CUDA_ARCH_LIST=$TORCH_CUDA_ARCH_LIST
 ENV UV_TORCH_BACKEND="cu${CUDA}"
 
 RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y wget git build-essential ninja-build git-lfs libaio-dev pkg-config curl sudo && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+    && apt-get install -y wget git build-essential ninja-build git-lfs libaio-dev pkg-config curl && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
     && git lfs install --skip-repo \
-    && curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | env UV_INSTALL_DIR="/usr/local/bin" sh
+    && curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
 
-# Create ubuntu user with passwordless sudo
-RUN useradd -m -s /bin/bash -u 1000 ubuntu 2>/dev/null; \
-    usermod -aG sudo ubuntu && \
-    echo 'ubuntu ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL' > /etc/sudoers.d/ubuntu && \
-    chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/ubuntu
+ENV PATH="/root/.local/bin:${PATH}"
 
-ENV UV_PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR="/opt/uv/python"
-RUN uv python install ${PYTHON_VERSION} && \
-    chmod -R a+rX /opt/uv
+RUN uv python install ${PYTHON_VERSION}
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 
@@ -61,5 +55,3 @@ RUN PYTHON_CP="cp$(echo $PYTHON_VERSION | tr -d '.')" && \
     wget -nv "https://github.com/mjun0812/flash-attention-prebuild-wheels/releases/download/${WHL_VERSION}/${WHL_FILE}" && \
     uv pip install --no-cache-dir "${WHL_FILE}" && \
     rm "${WHL_FILE}"
-
-RUN chown -R ubuntu:ubuntu /workspace
diff --git a/scripts/cloud-entrypoint.sh b/scripts/cloud-entrypoint.sh
index 37105cd31..c98e7c0d0 100755
--- a/scripts/cloud-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/scripts/cloud-entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,37 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Detect if running as non-root and set sudo prefix accordingly
-if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
-    SUDO="sudo"
-    RUN_AS_USER=""
-else
-    SUDO=""
-    RUN_AS_USER="sudo -u ubuntu"
-fi
-
 # Export specific ENV variables to /etc/rp_environment
 echo "Exporting environment variables..."
-printenv | grep -E '^HF_|^BNB_|^CUDA_|^NCCL_|^NV|^RUNPOD_|^PATH=|^_=' | sed 's/^\([^=]*\)=\(.*\)$/export \1="\2"/' | grep -v 'printenv' | $SUDO tee /etc/rp_environment > /dev/null
-
-# Add rp_environment sourcing to ubuntu's bashrc (if ubuntu user exists and line not already present)
-if id ubuntu &>/dev/null; then
-    grep -q 'source /etc/rp_environment' /home/ubuntu/.bashrc 2>/dev/null || \
-        echo 'source /etc/rp_environment' >> /home/ubuntu/.bashrc
-fi
-# Also add to current user's bashrc if different from ubuntu
-grep -q 'source /etc/rp_environment' ~/.bashrc 2>/dev/null || \
-    echo 'source /etc/rp_environment' >> ~/.bashrc
+printenv | grep -E '^HF_|^BNB_|^CUDA_|^NCCL_|^NV|^RUNPOD_|^PATH=|^_=' | sed 's/^\([^=]*\)=\(.*\)$/export \1="\2"/' | grep -v 'printenv' >> /etc/rp_environment
+echo 'source /etc/rp_environment' >> ~/.bashrc
 
 add_keys_to_authorized() {
     local key_value=$1
-    local target_home=$2
 
-    # Create the .ssh directory and set permissions
-    mkdir -p "$target_home/.ssh"
-    chmod 700 "$target_home/.ssh"
+    # Create the ~/.ssh directory and set permissions
+    mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+    chmod 700 ~/.ssh
 
     # Create the authorized_keys file if it doesn't exist
-    touch "$target_home/.ssh/authorized_keys"
+    touch ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
 
     # Initialize an empty key variable
     local key=""
@@ -42,7 +24,7 @@ add_keys_to_authorized() {
         if [[ $word == ssh-* ]]; then
             # If there's a key being built, add it to the authorized_keys file
             if [[ -n $key ]]; then
-                echo $key >> "$target_home/.ssh/authorized_keys"
+                echo $key >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
             fi
             # Start a new key
             key=$word
@@ -54,42 +36,29 @@ add_keys_to_authorized() {
 
     # Add the last key to the authorized_keys file
     if [[ -n $key ]]; then
-        echo $key >> "$target_home/.ssh/authorized_keys"
+        echo $key >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
     fi
 
     # Set the correct permissions
-    chmod 600 "$target_home/.ssh/authorized_keys"
-    chmod 700 -R "$target_home/.ssh"
-}
-
-setup_ssh_keys() {
-    local key_value=$1
-
-    # Set up keys for the current user
-    add_keys_to_authorized "$key_value" "$HOME"
-
-    # Also set up keys for ubuntu user if we're root and ubuntu exists
-    if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ] && id ubuntu &>/dev/null; then
-        add_keys_to_authorized "$key_value" "/home/ubuntu"
-        chown -R ubuntu:ubuntu /home/ubuntu/.ssh
-    fi
+    chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
+    chmod 700 -R ~/.ssh
 }
 
 # Set SSH port
 if [ ! -z "$SSH_PORT" ]; then
-    $SUDO sed -i "s/#Port 22/Port $SSH_PORT/" /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+    sed -i "s/#Port 22/Port $SSH_PORT/" /etc/ssh/sshd_config
 fi
 
 if [[ $PUBLIC_KEY ]]; then
     # runpod, prime intellect
-    setup_ssh_keys "$PUBLIC_KEY"
+    add_keys_to_authorized "$PUBLIC_KEY"
     # Start the SSH service in the background
-    $SUDO service ssh start
+    service ssh start
 elif [[ $SSH_KEY ]]; then
     # latitude.sh
-    setup_ssh_keys "$SSH_KEY"
+    add_keys_to_authorized "$SSH_KEY"
     # Start the SSH service in the background
-    $SUDO service ssh start
+    service ssh start
 else
     echo "No PUBLIC_KEY or SSH_KEY environment variable provided, not starting openSSH daemon"
 fi
@@ -101,16 +70,8 @@ if [ -n "$JUPYTER_PASSWORD" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ "$JUPYTER_DISABLE" != "1" ]; then
-    # Run Jupyter Lab as ubuntu user when possible
-    JUPYTER_ARGS="--port=8888 --ip=* --ServerApp.allow_origin=*"
-    if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ] && id ubuntu &>/dev/null; then
-        sudo --preserve-env=PATH,JUPYTER_TOKEN -u ubuntu jupyter lab $JUPYTER_ARGS &
-    else
-        if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
-            JUPYTER_ARGS="$JUPYTER_ARGS --allow-root"
-        fi
-        jupyter lab $JUPYTER_ARGS &
-    fi
+    # Run Jupyter Lab in the background
+    jupyter lab --port=8888 --ip=* --allow-root --ServerApp.allow_origin=* &
 fi
 
 if [ ! -d "/workspace/data/axolotl-artifacts" ]; then
@@ -119,19 +80,14 @@ fi
 if [ ! -L "/workspace/axolotl/outputs" ]; then
     ln -sf /workspace/data/axolotl-artifacts /workspace/axolotl/outputs
 fi
-chown -R ubuntu:ubuntu /workspace 2>/dev/null || true
 
 # start the runpod slurm init
 SLURM_INIT="${SLURM_INIT:-/slurm-init.sh}"
 
 if [[ -f "$SLURM_INIT" ]]; then
   echo "[entrypoint] running $SLURM_INIT..."
-  $SUDO bash "$SLURM_INIT"
+  bash "$SLURM_INIT"
 fi
 
-# Execute the passed arguments (CMD) as ubuntu when possible
-if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ] && id ubuntu &>/dev/null; then
-    exec sudo --preserve-env=PATH -u ubuntu "$@"
-else
-    exec "$@"
-fi
+# Execute the passed arguments (CMD)
+exec "$@"