diff --git a/supervisord.conf b/supervisord.conf
index 52e21fa..a6fe2bc 100644
--- a/supervisord.conf
+++ b/supervisord.conf
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ serverurl=unix:///var/run/supervisor.sock
 
 [program:postgres]
 command=/bin/bash -c "exec /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh postgres -D '/var/lib/postgresql/data'"
+user=root
 autorestart=true
 startsecs=5
 stdout_logfile=/var/log/postgres.out.log