diff --git a/src/helpers.c b/src/helpers.c
index 8540825c..fa04e39d 100644
--- a/src/helpers.c
+++ b/src/helpers.c
@@ -413,6 +413,40 @@ int getgroup(char *group)
 #endif
 }
 
+/* get current user */
+int getcuser(char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	char *ptr = "root";
+
+#ifndef ENABLE_STATIC
+	struct passwd *pw = getpwuid(getuid());
+
+	if (pw)
+		ptr = pw->pw_name;
+#endif
+	if (strlcpy(buf, ptr, len) > len)
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* get current group */
+int getcgroup(char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	char *ptr = "root";
+
+#ifndef ENABLE_STATIC
+	struct group *gr = getgrgid(getgid());
+
+	if (gr)
+		ptr = gr->gr_name;
+#endif
+	if (strlcpy(buf, ptr, len) > len)
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void set_hostname(char **hostname)
 {
 	FILE *fp;
diff --git a/src/helpers.h b/src/helpers.h
index e4fc1595..87315875 100644
--- a/src/helpers.h
+++ b/src/helpers.h
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ int     print_result    (int fail);
 
 int     getuser         (char *username, char **home);
 int     getgroup        (char *group);
+
+int     getcuser        (char *buf, size_t len);
+int     getcgroup       (char *buf, size_t len);
+
 void    set_hostname    (char **hostname);
 void    networking      (int updown);
 
diff --git a/src/service.c b/src/service.c
index 93c38158..454429bb 100644
--- a/src/service.c
+++ b/src/service.c
@@ -1145,6 +1145,9 @@ int service_register(int type, char *cfg, struct rlimit rlimit[], char *file)
 			strlcpy(svc->group, ptr, sizeof(svc->group));
 		}
 		strlcpy(svc->username, username, sizeof(svc->username));
+	} else {
+		getcuser(svc->username, sizeof(svc->username));
+		getcgroup(svc->group, sizeof(svc->group));
 	}
 
 	parse_cmdline_args(svc, cmd);