diff --git a/testing/proftpd/proftpd.initd b/testing/proftpd/proftpd.initd
index 30aae779c1a59edeeffb4fdf7efbafc07a0427e3..0af6a9f91a268c17a5ae74971b1a1ca213c7a5a5 100644
--- a/testing/proftpd/proftpd.initd
+++ b/testing/proftpd/proftpd.initd
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ start() {
 	ebegin "Starting ${name}"
 		start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
 			--pidfile /var/run/${name}.pid \
-			--chuid ${sample_user}:${sample_group} \
+			--chuid ftp:ftp \
 			--exec ${daemon} -- ${sample_opts}
 	eend $?
 }