diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index c791b9a..04f22eb 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
         enabled: true
         version: juno
         workers: 8
+        glance_uid: 302
+        glance_gid: 302
         policy:
           publicize_image:
             - "role:admin"
diff --git a/glance/map.jinja b/glance/map.jinja
index 6483c9b..d011473 100644
--- a/glance/map.jinja
+++ b/glance/map.jinja
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
         'cors': {},
         'audit': {
           'enabled': false
-        }
+        },
+        'glance_uid': 302,
+        'glance_gid': 302
     },
     'RedHat': {
         'pkgs': ['openstack-glance', 'python-glanceclient','python-pycadf'],
@@ -16,7 +18,9 @@
         'cors': {},
         'audit': {
           'enabled': false
-        }
+        },
+        'glance_uid': 302,
+        'glance_gid': 302
     },
 }, merge=pillar.glance.get('server', {})) %}
 
@@ -27,4 +31,4 @@
     'RedHat': {
         'pkgs': ['python-glanceclient']
     },
-}, merge=pillar.glance.get('client', {})) %}
\ No newline at end of file
+}, merge=pillar.glance.get('client', {})) %}
diff --git a/glance/server.sls b/glance/server.sls
index 539eda0..20f23d9 100644
--- a/glance/server.sls
+++ b/glance/server.sls
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
   user.present:
     - name: glance
     - home: /var/lib/glance
-    - uid: 302
-    - gid: 302
+    {# note: glance uid/gid values would not be evaluated after user is created. #}
+    - uid: {{ server.get('glance_uid') }}
+    - gid: {{ server.get('glance_gid') }}
     - shell: /bin/false
     - system: True
     - require_in:
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@
 glance_group:
   group.present:
     - name: glance
-    - gid: 302
+    {# note: glance uid/gid values would not be evaluated after user is created. #}
+    - gid: {{ server.get('glance_gid') }}
     - system: True
     - require_in:
       - pkg: glance_packages