diff --git a/prometheusd.sh b/prometheusd.sh
index 1db6f03..47712fc 100755
--- a/prometheusd.sh
+++ b/prometheusd.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ STATS=${STATS:-/tmp/stats.yaml}
 case $1 in
   start)
     rm -f /tmp/prometheus.pid
-    chmod 644 ${STATS}
-    daemonize -c /tmp -p /tmp/prometheus.pid -l /tmp/prometheus.pid -u nobody /usr/bin/knot-prometheus-exporter ${STATS}
+    daemonize -c /tmp -p /tmp/prometheus.pid -l /tmp/prometheus.pid -u knot /usr/bin/knot-prometheus-exporter ${STATS}
     ;;
   stop) cat /tmp/prometheus.pid | xargs -r kill ;;
 esac