diff --git a/src/cowrie/shell/session.py b/src/cowrie/shell/session.py
index c1271c1d..d9ae12e0 100644
--- a/src/cowrie/shell/session.py
+++ b/src/cowrie/shell/session.py
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class SSHSessionForCowrieUser(object):
             'SHELL': '/bin/bash',
             'USER': self.username,
             'HOME': self.avatar.home,
-            'TMOUT': '1800'}
+            'TMOUT': '1800',
+            'UID': self.uid}
         if self.uid == 0:
             self.environ['PATH'] = '/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin'
         else: