diff --git a/group_vars/matrix_servers b/group_vars/matrix_servers
index cf0350255..bbeb1b1e0 100755
--- a/group_vars/matrix_servers
+++ b/group_vars/matrix_servers
@@ -3600,6 +3600,9 @@ etherpad_scheme: "{{ 'https' if matrix_playbook_ssl_enabled else 'http' }}"
 
 etherpad_base_path: "{{ matrix_base_data_path }}/etherpad"
 
+etherpad_uid: "{{ matrix_user_uid }}"
+etherpad_gid: "{{ matrix_user_gid }}"
+
 etherpad_framing_enabled: "{{ jitsi_enabled }}"
 
 etherpad_hostname: "{{ matrix_server_fqn_etherpad }}"
diff --git a/requirements.yml b/requirements.yml
index 725d6a108..f2afd678a 100644
--- a/requirements.yml
+++ b/requirements.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   version: 542a2d68db4e9a8e9bb4b508052760b900c7dce6
   name: docker_sdk_for_python
 - src: git+https://github.com/mother-of-all-self-hosting/ansible-role-etherpad.git
-  version: v2.6.1-1
+  version: v2.6.1-2
   name: etherpad
 - src: git+https://github.com/mother-of-all-self-hosting/ansible-role-exim-relay.git
   version: v4.98.1-r0-2-3