diff --git a/init/ubuntu b/init/ubuntu
index 8abc9e7..d6af148 100644
--- a/init/ubuntu
+++ b/init/ubuntu
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ case "$1" in
   start)
         echo "Starting $DESC"
         rm -rf $PID_PATH || return 1
-        install -d --mode=0755 -o $RUN_AS -g $RUN_AS $PID_PATH || return 1
+        install -d --mode=0755 -o $RUN_AS $PID_PATH || return 1
         start-stop-daemon -d $APP_PATH -c $RUN_AS --start --background --pidfile $PID_FILE --exec $DAEMON -- $DAEMON_OPTS
         ;;
   stop)