diff --git a/lutim.conf.template b/lutim.conf.template
index 7af278e..c285d04 100644
--- a/lutim.conf.template
+++ b/lutim.conf.template
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@
     hypnotoad => {
         # array of IP addresses and ports you want to listen to
         listen => ['http://127.0.0.1:8080'],
-        # user and group you want for Lutim to run with
-        # be sure that this user/group have rights on the lutim directory
-        # if you launch lutim from a different user, be sure that this user have the right to su this user/group
-        # => if current_user is not the user that you sets here and is not root, there's chances that it will fail (see https://github.com/ldidry/lutim/issues/25)
-        user   => 'www-data',
-        group  => 'www-data'
     },
 
     ################
diff --git a/utilities/lutim.default b/utilities/lutim.default
index db9072f..bb7877f 100644
--- a/utilities/lutim.default
+++ b/utilities/lutim.default
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 # LDIR is the path where you installed Lutim
 # It has to end with a final /
-LDIR=/var/lutim/
+LDIR=/var/www/lutim/
+
+# USER is the user who will launch Lutim
+USER=www-data
diff --git a/utilities/lutim.init b/utilities/lutim.init
index 21b88b1..702544a 100755
--- a/utilities/lutim.init
+++ b/utilities/lutim.init
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ then
         echo "LDIR variable is empty, please fill it in /etc/default/lutim"
         exit 0
     fi
+    if [ -z $USER ]
+    then
+        echo "USER variable is empty, please fill it in /etc/default/lutim"
+        exit 0
+    fi
 else
     echo "Missing /etc/default/lutim file"
     exit 0
@@ -49,7 +54,7 @@ do_start()
     # 2 if daemon could not be started
 
     cd $LDIR
-    carton exec hypnotoad $DAEMON >/dev/null 2>&1
+    su $USER -c "carton exec hypnotoad $DAEMON >/dev/null 2>&1"
     return "$?"
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +67,7 @@ do_stop()
     # other if a failure occurred
 
     cd $LDIR
-    carton exec hypnotoad -s $DAEMON >/dev/null 2>&1
+    su $USER -c "carton exec hypnotoad -s $DAEMON >/dev/null 2>&1"
     return "$?"
 }
 
@@ -75,10 +80,10 @@ do_status()
         if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
             log_progress_msg "$NAME is running"
         else
-            log_progress_msg "$NAME is NOT running"
+            log_failure_msg "$NAME is NOT running but PID file exists"
         fi
     else
-        log_progress_msg "$NAME is NOT running"
+        log_failure_msg "$NAME is NOT running"
     fi
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ case "$1" in
                          log_end_msg 0
                          ;;
                      2)
-                         log_progress_msg "failed"
+                         log_failure_msg "failed"
                          log_end_msg 1
                          ;;
                  esac
@@ -114,7 +119,7 @@ case "$1" in
                     log_end_msg 0
                     ;;
                 2)
-                    log_progress_msg "failed"
+                    log_failure_msg "failed"
                     log_end_msg 1
                     ;;
             esac
@@ -134,16 +139,16 @@ case "$1" in
                         log_end_msg 0
                         ;;
                     *)
-                        log_progress_msg "failed"
+                        log_failure_msg "failed"
                         log_end_msg 1
                         ;;
                 esac
             else
-                log_progress_msg "$NAME is NOT running. Unable to stop"
+                log_failure_msg "$NAME is NOT running. Unable to stop"
                 log_end_msg 1
             fi
         else
-            log_progress_msg "$NAME is NOT running. Unable to stop"
+            log_failure_msg "$NAME is NOT running. Unable to stop"
             log_end_msg 1
         fi
         ;;
@@ -155,13 +160,14 @@ case "$1" in
     reload)
         log_daemon_msg "Reloading $NAME"
         do_start
+	sleep 1
         case "$?" in
             0|1)
                 log_progress_msg "done"
                 log_end_msg 0
                 ;;
             2)
-                log_progress_msg "failed"
+                log_failure_msg "failed"
                 log_end_msg 1
                 ;;
         esac
@@ -169,7 +175,7 @@ case "$1" in
     restart)
         log_daemon_msg "Restarting $NAME"
         do_stop
-        sleep 1
+        sleep 6
         do_start
         case "$?" in
             0|1)
@@ -177,7 +183,7 @@ case "$1" in
                 log_end_msg 0
                 ;;
             2)
-                log_progress_msg "failed";
+                log_failure_msg "failed";
                 log_end_msg 1
                 ;;
         esac
diff --git a/utilities/lutim.service b/utilities/lutim.service
index ebb4f12..32b16d8 100644
--- a/utilities/lutim.service
+++ b/utilities/lutim.service
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ Requires=network.target
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
-Type=simple
+Type=forking
+User=www-data
+RemainAfterExit=yes
 WorkingDirectory=/var/www/lutim/
 PIDFile=/var/www/lutim/script/hypnotoad.pid
-ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/carton exec hypnotoad -f script/lutim
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/carton exec hypnotoad script/lutim
 ExecStop=/usr/local/bin/carton exec hypnotoad -s script/lutim
 ExecReload=/usr/local/bin/carton exec hypnotoad script/lutim
 
diff --git a/utilities/lutim_upstart.conf b/utilities/lutim_upstart.conf
index 2f5274c..197300a 100644
--- a/utilities/lutim_upstart.conf
+++ b/utilities/lutim_upstart.conf
@@ -14,10 +14,15 @@ script
       echo "LDIR variable is empty, please fill it in /etc/default/lutim"
       exit 0
     fi
+    if [ -z $USER ]
+    then
+      echo "USER variable is empty, please fill it in /etc/default/lutim"
+      exit 0
+    fi
   else
     echo "Missing /etc/default/lutim file"
     exit 0
   fi
   cd $LDIR
-  carton exec hypnotoad script/lutim -f
+  su $USER -c "carton exec hypnotoad -f script/lutim"
 end script