diff --git a/files/zuul-web.init b/files/zuul-web.init
index 821745a..07deb49 100644
--- a/files/zuul-web.init
+++ b/files/zuul-web.init
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ NAME=zuul-web
 DAEMON=/usr/local/bin/zuul-web
 PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME/$NAME.pid
 SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
-USER=root
+USER=zuul
 
 # Exit if the package is not installed
 [ -x "$DAEMON" ] || exit 0