diff --git a/poller-service.init b/poller-service.init
index 7e1e5620f..25c4bd253 100755
--- a/poller-service.init
+++ b/poller-service.init
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ NAME=poller-service
 
 DAEMON=/opt/librenms/poller-service.py
 
+USER=librenms
+
 PIDFILE=/var/run/poller-service.pid
 
 test -x $DAEMON || exit 5
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ case $1 in
   log_daemon_msg "Starting the process" "$NAME"
   # Start the daemon with the help of start-stop-daemon
   # Log the message appropriately
-  if start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --oknodo --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON ; then
+  if start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --oknodo --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON --chuid $USER --background; then
    log_end_msg 0
   else
    log_end_msg 1
@@ -69,17 +71,6 @@ case $1 in
   fi
   ;;
 
- reload)
-  # Reload the process. Basically sending some signal to a daemon to reload
-  # it configurations.
-  if [ -e $PIDFILE ]; then
-   start-stop-daemon --stop --signal USR1 --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --name $NAME
-   log_success_msg "$NAME process reloaded successfully"
-  else
-   log_failure_msg "$PIDFILE does not exists"
-  fi
-  ;;
-
  *)
   # For invalid arguments, print the usage message.
   echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|reload|status}"