diff --git a/ct/debian.sh b/ct/debian.sh
index cacf5d09..00dfc558 100644
--- a/ct/debian.sh
+++ b/ct/debian.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var_ram="${var_ram:-512}"
 var_disk="${var_disk:-2}"
 var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
 var_version="${var_version:-12}"
-var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-0}"
+var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
 var_fuse="${var_fuse:-yes}"
 var_tun="${var_tun:-yes}"