diff --git a/debian/shadowsocks.init b/debian/shadowsocks.init
index ca5e5350..8e857958 100644
--- a/debian/shadowsocks.init
+++ b/debian/shadowsocks.init
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ do_start()
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --chuid $USER:$GROUP --exec $DAEMON --test > /dev/null \
 		|| return 1
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --chuid $USER:$GROUP --exec $DAEMON -- \
-		-c "$CONFFILE" -f $PIDFILE $DAEMON_ARGS \
+		-c "$CONFFILE" -a "$USER" -f $PIDFILE $DAEMON_ARGS \
 		|| return 2
 }