diff --git a/start b/start
index 98ba492..7fb6010 100755
--- a/start
+++ b/start
@@ -136,5 +136,5 @@ if [ -n "${DB_NAME}" ]; then
 fi
 
 echo "Starting PostgreSQL server..."
-exec sudo -u postgres -H ${PG_BINDIR}/postgres \
+exec gosu postgres ${PG_BINDIR}/postgres \
   -D ${PG_DATADIR} -c config_file=${PG_CONFDIR}/postgresql.conf