diff --git a/run/scripts/start b/run/scripts/start
index c026eeb730b2952961035e1f411050a3503b7a80..57828d3f2acdc36697198c7d7f27e711fb0163c7 100755
--- a/run/scripts/start
+++ b/run/scripts/start
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ function startContainer {
         --hostname ${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME}-l3d
         --user ${USERID}:${GROUPID}
         --group-add ${GROUPIDS// / --group-add }
+        --env L3DVERSION=${L3DVERSION} \
         --env L3DSHELL=${L3DSHELL}
         --env COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME}
         --env COMPOSER_DOWNGRADE=${COMPOSER_DOWNGRADE}
diff --git a/setup/scripts/l3d b/setup/scripts/l3d
index 873a62dffd3ad0b0ab17252fd3888152eb5536d5..9f5860ad256eea7ef5cf742275b73a1829f5ad26 100755
--- a/setup/scripts/l3d
+++ b/setup/scripts/l3d
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ case "${L3DHOSTOS}" in
         SCRIPTPATH="$(dirname "$(greadlink -f "$0")")"
         L3DDOCKERHOST="$(dirname "$(greadlink -f "/var/run/docker.sock")")/docker.sock"
       fi
-      GROUPID=$(cut -d: -f3 < <(getent group docker))
+      GROUPID=1
       # Write a fake passwd file which will later be mounted into containers.
       echo "${USERNAME}:x:${USERID}:${GROUPID}:${USERNAME},,,:/home/${USERNAME}:${L3DSHELL}" >${HOME}/.passwd
       # This variable is used to access the ssh agent on MacOS.