diff --git a/dist/etc/systemd/system/walnut.service b/dist/etc/systemd/system/walnut.service
index 8315659..2cb0212 100644
--- a/dist/etc/systemd/system/walnut.service
+++ b/dist/etc/systemd/system/walnut.service
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ StartLimitBurst=3
 
 # User and group the process will run as
 # (www-data is the de facto standard on most systems)
-User=www-data
-Group=www-data
+User=MY_USER
+Group=MY_GROUP
 
 # If we need to pass environment variables in the future
 ; Environment=GOLDILOCKS_PATH=/opt/walnut