diff --git a/ssh_router.sh b/ssh_router.sh
index 9f1bbff..d3712ea 100644
--- a/ssh_router.sh
+++ b/ssh_router.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ WORKSPACE="${SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND:-}"
 IMAGE="localhost/analytics-backend-workspace:latest"
 DEV_USER="devuser"
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/$(id -u)"
+PODMAN_SOCKET="/run/user/$(id -u mypodmanuser)"
 LOG_FILE="/tmp/.ssh-router-${PERSON}.log"
 
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ start_container_if_needed() {
       --user "$DEV_USER" \
       --hostname "$WORKSPACE" \
       --label auto-cleanup=true \
+      -v "${PODMAN_SOCKET}/podman/podman.sock:/run/podman/podman.sock:z" \
       -v "$HOME/data/$WORKSPACE:/app:Z" \
       -v "$HOME/secrets/$WORKSPACE/gitconfig:/home/$DEV_USER/.gitconfig:ro,Z" \
       -v "$HOME/secrets/$WORKSPACE/id_ed25519:/home/$DEV_USER/.ssh/id_ed25519:ro,Z" \