diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 97e1795..1f15e3b 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,26 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-
-userStr=$(getent passwd openhab)
-
-# check user
-if [ -z $userStr ]; then
-	echo "create openhab user and group"
-
-	useradd -N -r -s /sbin/nologin openhab
-fi
-
-# gut user id
-uid=$(id openhab -u)
+# get user id
+uid=$(id -u)
 
 # create directories
 mkdir -p data/conf
 mkdir -p data/userdata
 mkdir -p data/addons
 
-chown -R ${uid} data
-chmod -R 770 data
-
 # replace uid and gid in config file
 sed -i "/^OPENHAB_USER/c\\\OPENHAB_USER_ID=${uid}" openhab.conf