diff --git a/examples/nodeproj/README.md b/examples/nodeproj/README.md
index 55878ae..5e87f5a 100644
--- a/examples/nodeproj/README.md
+++ b/examples/nodeproj/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
 
 
 ```
-cp example.env local.env
+cp example.local.env local.env
+cp example.env .env
+cat local.env
+cat .env
+echo "UID=$UID" >> .env
+cat .env
 podman-compose build
 podman-compose run --rm --no-deps init
 podman-compose up
diff --git a/examples/nodeproj/docker-compose.yml b/examples/nodeproj/docker-compose.yml
index b7efa02..a295a08 100644
--- a/examples/nodeproj/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/examples/nodeproj/docker-compose.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ services:
     - /run
   init:
     read_only: true
-    userns_mode: keep-id
+    #userns_mode: keep-id
+    user: ${UID:-1000}
     build:
       context: ./containers/${NODE_IMG:-node16-runtime}
     image: ${NODE_IMG:-node16-runtime}
diff --git a/examples/nodeproj/example.env b/examples/nodeproj/example.env
index 64703d0..6779df9 100644
--- a/examples/nodeproj/example.env
+++ b/examples/nodeproj/example.env
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-REDIS_HOST=redis
+WEB_LISTEN_PORT=3000
+# pass UID= your IDE user
 
diff --git a/examples/nodeproj/lib/commands/task.js b/examples/nodeproj/lib/commands/task.js
index d3abe45..62e5ef9 100644
--- a/examples/nodeproj/lib/commands/task.js
+++ b/examples/nodeproj/lib/commands/task.js
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ async function loop() {
     try {
         task_desc = JSON.parse(task_desc_s);
     } catch (e) {
-        proj.logger.exception(e);
+        console.exception(e);
     }
-    proj.logger.info("got task "+task_desc.func);
+    console.info("got task "+task_desc.func);
     const func = task_desc.func;
     const args = task_desc.args;
     if (typeof(proj.tasks[func])!="function") {
diff --git a/examples/nodeproj/lib/commands/web.js b/examples/nodeproj/lib/commands/web.js
index b05dabd..8441577 100644
--- a/examples/nodeproj/lib/commands/web.js
+++ b/examples/nodeproj/lib/commands/web.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import express from "express";
 
 export async function start() {
     const app = express();
-    app.use(proj.logger.express_logger);
     const server = http.createServer(app);
 
     // Routing
@@ -17,6 +16,6 @@ export async function start() {
     });
 
     server.listen(proj.config.LISTEN_PORT, proj.config.LISTEN_HOST, function() {
-        proj.logger.warn(`listening at port ${proj.config.LISTEN_PORT}`);
+        console.warn(`listening at port ${proj.config.LISTEN_PORT}`);
     });
 }
diff --git a/examples/nodeproj/package.json b/examples/nodeproj/package.json
index 5e11d5b..9b9b879 100644
--- a/examples/nodeproj/package.json
+++ b/examples/nodeproj/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
-    "cli": "nodemon -w lib -w index.js --es-module-specifier-resolution=node ./index.mjs"
+    "cli": "nodemon -w lib -w index.js --es-module-specifier-resolution=node ./index.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "express": "~4.16.4",
diff --git a/podman_compose.py b/podman_compose.py
index 618e3c3..54a1ba7 100755
--- a/podman_compose.py
+++ b/podman_compose.py
@@ -1167,6 +1167,9 @@ def rec_merge_one(target, source):
         if key not in source:
             continue
         value2 = source[key]
+        if key == "command":
+            target[key] = value2
+            continue
         if not isinstance(value2, type(value)):
             value_type = type(value)
             value2_type = type(value2)