diff --git a/debian/chrono.init b/debian/chrono.init
index 2a6ffbe4..487fcfc8 100644
--- a/debian/chrono.init
+++ b/debian/chrono.init
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ do_start()
     #   0 if daemon has been started
     #   1 if daemon was already running
     #   2 if daemon could not be started
-    start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec $DAEMON -- \
+    start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --user $USER --exec $DAEMON -- \
         $DAEMON_ARGS \
         || return 2
 }
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ case "$1" in
     esac
     ;;
   status)
-    status_of_proc "$DAEMON" "$NAME" && exit 0 || exit $?
+    status_of_proc -p $PIDFILE "$DAEMON" "$NAME" && exit 0 || exit $?
     ;;
   reload|force-reload)
     #