diff --git a/system/sbin/kazoo-haproxy b/system/sbin/kazoo-haproxy
index c6ed3a0..5db1ad1 100755
--- a/system/sbin/kazoo-haproxy
+++ b/system/sbin/kazoo-haproxy
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/haproxy ]; then
 fi
 
 RETVAL=1
-USER=${HAPROXY_USER:-haproxy}
+USER=${HAPROXY_USER:-root}
 BIN_FILE=${HAPROXY_BIN:-/usr/sbin/haproxy}
 PID_FILE=${HAPROXY_PID:-/var/run/haproxy/kazoo-haproxy.pid}
 CFG_FILE=${HAPROXY_CONFIG:-/etc/kazoo/haproxy/haproxy.cfg}
diff --git a/system/systemd/kazoo-haproxy.service b/system/systemd/kazoo-haproxy.service
index f5f2589..8e80911 100644
--- a/system/systemd/kazoo-haproxy.service
+++ b/system/systemd/kazoo-haproxy.service
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Description=HAProxy Load Balancer Configured for Kazoo
 After=syslog.target network.target
 
 [Service]
-User=haproxy
+User=root
 Group=daemon
 PermissionsStartOnly=true
 LimitNOFILE=65536