diff --git a/shadowsocks-libev b/shadowsocks-libev
index 739deae..220eb15 100644
--- a/shadowsocks-libev
+++ b/shadowsocks-libev
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ do_start() {
         echo "$NAME (pid $PID) is already running..."
         return 0
     fi
-    $DAEMON -a nobody -uv -c $CONF -f $PID_FILE
+    $DAEMON -v -c $CONF -f $PID_FILE
     if check_running; then
         echo "Starting $NAME success"
     else
diff --git a/shadowsocks-libev-debian b/shadowsocks-libev-debian
index 05dbd4a..f6360f8 100644
--- a/shadowsocks-libev-debian
+++ b/shadowsocks-libev-debian
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ do_start() {
         echo "$NAME (pid $PID) is already running..."
         return 0
     fi
-    $DAEMON -a nobody -uv -c $CONF -f $PID_FILE
+    $DAEMON -v -c $CONF -f $PID_FILE
     if check_running; then
         echo "Starting $NAME success"
     else