diff --git a/templates/etebase.service.j2 b/templates/etebase.service.j2
index 9459b7f..717fce0 100644
--- a/templates/etebase.service.j2
+++ b/templates/etebase.service.j2
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 Description=Execute the etebase server.
 
 [Service]
+User={{ etebase__user }}
+Group={{ etebase__group }}
 WorkingDirectory={{ etebase__user_home }}/etebase_{{ etebase_version_target }}
 ExecStart={{ etebase__venv }}/bin/uvicorn etebase_server.asgi:application --uds {{ etebase__socket }}
 Restart=always
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index bea2c5c..4579d2d 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ etebase__repo_api: 'https://api.github.com/repos/etesync/server/tags'
 etebase__venv: "{{ etebase__venv_path }}/{{ etebase_version_target }}"
 
 # versionscheck
-playbook_version_number: 17   # should be a integer
+playbook_version_number: 18   # should be a integer
 playbook_version_path: 'role-do1jlr.etebase'