diff --git a/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml b/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
index 206c2c5..510b494 100644
--- a/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # run compose task?
 core_docker_compose: false
 
-# the docker compose service's name
+# the docker compose service's name (cosmetic)
 core_docker_compose_name: "Docker Compose"
 
 # create directories
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ core_docker_compose_mkdir: false
 core_docker_compose_dirs_mode: '0750'
 
 # copy templates
-core_docker_compose_cp_files: false
+core_docker_compose_cp_templates: false
 # chown templates with this value
 core_docker_compose_templates_mode: '0650'
 
@@ -19,4 +19,12 @@ core_docker_compose_mode: '0650'
 
 # docker-compose.yml template source
 core_docker_compose_file:
-  src: docker-compose.yml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
+  src: docker-compose.yml.j2
+
+# compose users
+core_docker_compose_dirs_user: "{{ core_docker_compose_user }}"
+core_docker_compose_dirs_group: "{{ core_docker_compose_group }}"
+core_docker_compose_template_user: "{{ core_docker_compose_user }}"
+core_docker_compose_template_group: "{{ core_docker_compose_group }}"
+core_docker_compose_compose_user: "{{ core_docker_compose_user }}"
+core_docker_compose_compose_group: "{{ core_docker_compose_group }}"
diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/core-compose.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/core-compose.yml
index ab181d0..7c2da32 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/core-compose.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/core-compose.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: '{{ core_docker_compose_dirs_loop }}'
     state: directory
-    owner: '{{ core_docker_compose_user }}'
-    group: '{{ core_docker_compose_group }}'
+    owner: '{{ core_docker_compose_dirs_user }}'
+    group: '{{ core_docker_compose_dirs_group }}'
     mode: "{{ core_docker_compose_dirs_mode }}"
   loop: '{{ core_docker_compose_dirs }}'
   loop_control:
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: '{{ core_docker_compose_template_loop.src }}'
     dest: '{{ core_docker_compose_template_loop.dest }}'
-    owner: '{{ core_docker_compose_user }}'
-    group: '{{ core_docker_compose_group }}'
+    owner: '{{ core_docker_compose_template_user }}'
+    group: '{{ core_docker_compose_template_group }}'
     mode: '{{ core_docker_compose_templates_mode }}'
   loop: '{{ core_docker_compose_templates }}'
   loop_control:
     loop_var: '{{ core_docker_compose_template_loop }}'
-  when: core_docker_compose_cp_files
+  when: core_docker_compose_cp_templates
 
 - name: "Create docker-compose.yml for {{ core_docker_compose_name }}"
   ansible.builtin.template: