diff --git a/debian/stupidchess-nginx.logrotate b/debian/stupidchess-nginx.logrotate
index ee1c4ad..22cfc61 100644
--- a/debian/stupidchess-nginx.logrotate
+++ b/debian/stupidchess-nginx.logrotate
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@
     missingok
     notifempty
     dateext
+    postrotate
+        [ -f /run/stupidchess-nginx.pid ] && kill -USR1 `cat /run/stupidchess-nginx.pid`
+    endscript
 }
diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index b070fd5..bdc4125 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pid /run/stupidchess-nginx.pid;
 events {}
+user stupidchess;
 
 http {
     include /etc/nginx/mime.types;