diff --git a/builders/lando-v4.js b/builders/lando-v4.js
index a0ee70a8c..74bc2a233 100644
--- a/builders/lando-v4.js
+++ b/builders/lando-v4.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
       // add some upstream stuff and legacy stuff
       upstream.appMount = config['app-mount'].destination;
-      upstream.legacy = merge({}, {meUser: username}, upstream.legacy ?? {});
+      upstream.legacy = merge({}, upstream.legacy ?? {}, {meUser: username});
       // this will change but for right now i just need the image stuff to passthrough
       upstream.config = {image: config.image};
 
diff --git a/examples/lando-v4/README.md b/examples/lando-v4/README.md
index 00e0d5393..cfcf5aa9e 100644
--- a/examples/lando-v4/README.md
+++ b/examples/lando-v4/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ Run the following commands to verify things work as expected
 ```bash
 # should do something
 true
+
+# should run container operations as the host user
+true
 ```
 
 Destroy tests