diff --git a/package/tunneldigger/files/config.default b/package/tunneldigger/files/config.default
index 571621a4..307c1b9a 100644
--- a/package/tunneldigger/files/config.default
+++ b/package/tunneldigger/files/config.default
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config broker
 	list address 'x.y.z.w:53'
 	list address 'x.y.z.w:123'
 	option uuid 'abcd'
+	option group 'root'
 	option interface 'l2tp0'
 	option limit_bw_down '1024'
 	option enabled '0'
diff --git a/package/tunneldigger/files/tunneldigger.init b/package/tunneldigger/files/tunneldigger.init
index 7747d46f..2cfcb74c 100755
--- a/package/tunneldigger/files/tunneldigger.init
+++ b/package/tunneldigger/files/tunneldigger.init
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ config_cb() {
 			config_get addresses "$cfg" address
 			config_get uuid "$cfg" uuid
 			config_get interface "$cfg" interface
+			config_get group "$cfg" group
 			config_get limit_bw_down "$cfg" limit_bw_down
 			config_get hook_script "$cfg" hook_script
 			config_get bind_interface "$cfg" bind_interface
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ config_cb() {
 			fi
 
 			echo "Starting tunneldigger on ${interface}"
-			/sbin/start-stop-daemon -S -q -b -m -p ${PIDPATH}/tunneldigger.${interface}.pid -x /usr/bin/tunneldigger -- -u ${uuid} -i ${interface} -t ${tunnel_id} ${broker_opts}
+			/sbin/start-stop-daemon -S -q -b -m -c root:${group} -p ${PIDPATH}/tunneldigger.${interface}.pid -x /usr/bin/tunneldigger -- -u ${uuid} -i ${interface} -t ${tunnel_id} ${broker_opts}
 
 			let tunnel_id++
 		;;