diff --git a/ci/do_ci.sh b/ci/do_ci.sh
index 967e34558512..c9c268e70e04 100755
--- a/ci/do_ci.sh
+++ b/ci/do_ci.sh
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ elif [[ "$CI_TARGET" == "verify_examples" ]]; then
   sudo apt-get install -y -qq --no-install-recommends redis-tools
   export DOCKER_NO_PULL=1
   umask 027
+  chmod -R o-rwx examples/
   ci/verify_examples.sh
   exit 0
 else
diff --git a/examples/cache/docker-compose.yaml b/examples/cache/docker-compose.yaml
index 0d4614f0a555..3f067efb0c06 100644
--- a/examples/cache/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/examples/cache/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "8000:8000"
       - "8001:8001"
-    environment:
-      - ENVOY_UID=0
 
   service1:
     build: