diff --git a/bin/deb-src/sysroot/etc/init/etherpad.conf b/bin/deb-src/sysroot/etc/init/etherpad.conf
index 7fb6e37c7..cd6f4541c 100644
--- a/bin/deb-src/sysroot/etc/init/etherpad.conf
+++ b/bin/deb-src/sysroot/etc/init/etherpad.conf
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ respawn
 
 pre-start script
     cd $EPHOME
-    mkdir $EPLOGS                              ||true
-    chown $EPUSER:admin $EPLOGS                ||true
-    chmod 0755 $EPLOGS                         ||true
-    chown -R $EPUSER:admin $EPHOME/var         ||true
+    mkdir $EPLOGS                        ||true
+    chown $EPUSER $EPLOGS                ||true
+    chmod 0755 $EPLOGS                   ||true
+    chown -R $EPUSER $EPHOME/var         ||true
     $EPHOME/bin/installDeps.sh >> $EPLOGS/error.log || { stop; exit 1; }
 end script