diff --git a/debian/postgres-backup.service b/debian/postgres-backup.service
index 5ea7628..a3547b1 100644
--- a/debian/postgres-backup.service
+++ b/debian/postgres-backup.service
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Description=Run PostgreSQL backup
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pg_backup_rotated.sh -c /etc/postgres-backup/pg_backup.conf
+User=postgres
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=default.target
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diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 5af568d..340e69c 100644
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 	chmod +x debian/postgres-backup/usr/share/postgres-backup/pg_backup.sh
 
 	install -D -m 644 debian/postgres-backup.timer debian/postgres-backup/lib/systemd/system/postgres-backup.timer
+	install -d -o postgres -g postgres debian/postgres-backup/var/backups/database/postgresql
 
 	install -d debian/postgres-backup
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