diff --git a/roles/regcfp/files/regcfp.service b/roles/regcfp/files/regcfp.service
index 255acaff8e..8dda387716 100644
--- a/roles/regcfp/files/regcfp.service
+++ b/roles/regcfp/files/regcfp.service
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ Restart=always
 StandardOutput=syslog
 StandardError=syslog
 SyslogIdentifier=regcfp
-User=regcfp
-Group=regcfp
+User=root
+Group=root
+WorkinDirectory=/srv/regcfp
 Environment=NODE_ENV=production
 
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