diff --git a/roles/zsh/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/zsh/tasks/main.yaml
index 905a13e..28cc3b7 100644
--- a/roles/zsh/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/zsh/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -78,6 +78,6 @@
 
 - name: set default shell
   user:
-    name: '{{lookup("env", "USER")}}'
+    name: '{{ansible_user_id}}'
     shell: '{{zsh.stdout}}'
   become: true