diff --git a/couchpotato.sh b/couchpotato.sh
index 71396a8..c2778a9 100644
--- a/couchpotato.sh
+++ b/couchpotato.sh
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ echo "[DONE]"
 
 CONFIG=${CONFIG:-/datadir/config.ini}
 echo "Starting CouchPotato..."
-exec ./CouchPotato.py --data_dir=$(dirname ${CONFIG}) --config_file=${CONFIG}
+exec su -pc "./CouchPotato.py --data_dir=$(dirname ${CONFIG}) --config_file=${CONFIG}" ${USER}