diff --git a/scripts/cloudinit.yml b/scripts/cloudinit.yml
index 9c9668c142ed7e8241bc49d29eb9f37c3fde7261..15f6bdf3d4b553d4a1e75a5ab511498963877e89 100644
--- a/scripts/cloudinit.yml
+++ b/scripts/cloudinit.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ users:
 
   - name: airflow
     gecos: Common user for running the airflow services
-    groups: sudo
+    groups: sudo, docker
     sudo: ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
     lock_passwd: true
     ssh_authorized_keys: