diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 41b47d50988ddb970b76a024b05ef5c2c48c13e0..d874408e0ff62ccb21d86546d1de6df7f48b614c 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -13,5 +13,10 @@
   ],
   "dockerComposeFile": "../docker-compose.yml",
   "service": "dev-real",
-  "workspaceFolder": "/mnt/io"
-}
+  "workspaceFolder": "/mnt/io",
+  "remoteEnv": {
+    "OMPI_ALLOW_RUN_AS_ROOT": "1",
+    "OMPI_ALLOW_RUN_AS_ROOT_CONFIRM": "1",
+    "OMPI_MCA_btl_vader_single_copy_mechanism": "none"
+  }
+}
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