diff --git a/net/nut/Makefile b/net/nut/Makefile
index db0897926..0074aa060 100644
--- a/net/nut/Makefile
+++ b/net/nut/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=nut
 PKG_VERSION:=2.7.4
-PKG_RELEASE:=10
+PKG_RELEASE:=11
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.networkupstools.org/source/2.7/
diff --git a/net/nut/files/nut-server.init b/net/nut/files/nut-server.init
index 201a3ba85..045b29d48 100755
--- a/net/nut/files/nut-server.init
+++ b/net/nut/files/nut-server.init
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ upsd_statepath() {
 	STATEPATH="$statepath"
 }
 
+upsd_runas() {
+	local cfg="$1"
+	local runas
+
+	[ -n "$RUNAS" ] && return
+
+	config_get runas "$cfg" runas "nut"
+	RUNAS="$runas"
+}
+
 listen_address() {
     local cfg="$1"
 
@@ -213,6 +223,7 @@ build_global_driver_config() {
 	get_write_driver_config "$cfg" synchronous
 	config_get runas "$cfg" user "nut"
 	RUNAS="$runas"
+	upsd_runas
 
 	echo "" >>$UPS_C
 }