diff --git a/config/emgauwa-controller.pkl b/config/emgauwa-controller.pkl
index ff265a5..70b60cd 100644
--- a/config/emgauwa-controller.pkl
+++ b/config/emgauwa-controller.pkl
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ server {
 database = "sqlite://emgauwa-controller.sqlite"
 
 permissions {
-	user = "emgauwa"
-	group = "emgauwa"
+	user = read("env:USER")
+	group = read("env:USER")
 }
 
 logging {
diff --git a/config/emgauwa-core.pkl b/config/emgauwa-core.pkl
index aed5358..b43b11e 100644
--- a/config/emgauwa-core.pkl
+++ b/config/emgauwa-core.pkl
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ server {
 database = "sqlite://emgauwa-core.sqlite"
 
 permissions {
-	user = "emgauwa"
-	group = "emgauwa"
+	user = read("env:USER")
+	group = read("env:USER")
 }
 
 logging {
diff --git a/emgauwa-lib/src/utils.rs b/emgauwa-lib/src/utils.rs
index b6419ad..0ce1079 100644
--- a/emgauwa-lib/src/utils.rs
+++ b/emgauwa-lib/src/utils.rs
@@ -48,17 +48,21 @@ fn drop_privileges_group(group: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
 	if let Ok(cstr) = CString::new(group.as_bytes()) {
 		let p = unsafe { libc::getgrnam(cstr.as_ptr()) };
 		if p.is_null() {
-			log::error!("Unable to getgrnam of group: {}", group);
-			return Err(Error::last_os_error());
+			return Err(Error::new(
+				ErrorKind::Other,
+				format!("Unable to find group: {}", group),
+			));
 		}
 		if unsafe { libc::setgid((*p).gr_gid) } != 0 {
-			log::error!("Unable to setgid of group: {}", group);
-			return Err(Error::last_os_error());
+			return Err(Error::new(
+				ErrorKind::Other,
+				format!("Unable set gid for group: {}", group),
+			));
 		}
 	} else {
 		return Err(Error::new(
 			ErrorKind::Other,
-			"Cannot create CString from String (group)!",
+			format!("Cannot create CString from groupname: {}", group),
 		));
 	}
 	Ok(())
@@ -69,17 +73,21 @@ fn drop_privileges_user(user: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
 	if let Ok(cstr) = CString::new(user.as_bytes()) {
 		let p = unsafe { libc::getpwnam(cstr.as_ptr()) };
 		if p.is_null() {
-			log::error!("Unable to getpwnam of user: {}", user);
-			return Err(Error::last_os_error());
+			return Err(Error::new(
+				ErrorKind::Other,
+				format!("Unable to find user: {}", user),
+			));
 		}
 		if unsafe { libc::setuid((*p).pw_uid) } != 0 {
-			log::error!("Unable to setuid of user: {}", user);
-			return Err(Error::last_os_error());
+			return Err(Error::new(
+				ErrorKind::Other,
+				format!("Unable set uid for user: {}", user),
+			));
 		}
 	} else {
 		return Err(Error::new(
 			ErrorKind::Other,
-			"Cannot create CString from String (user)!",
+			format!("Cannot create CString from username: {}", user),
 		));
 	}
 	Ok(())