diff --git a/bin/mc-send-to-console b/bin/mc-send-to-console
index 91ae0b6504..c1a76b4a05 100755
--- a/bin/mc-send-to-console
+++ b/bin/mc-send-to-console
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-
+. "/start-utils"
 : "${CONSOLE_IN_NAMED_PIPE:=/tmp/minecraft-console-in}"
 
 if [ $# = 0 ]; then
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ if [ ! -p "${CONSOLE_IN_NAMED_PIPE}" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ "$(id -u)" = 0 ]; then
-  gosu minecraft bash -c "echo $* > '${CONSOLE_IN_NAMED_PIPE:-/tmp/minecraft-console-in}'"
+  if [[ $(getDistro) == alpine ]]; then
+    exec su-exec minecraft bash -c "echo $* > '${CONSOLE_IN_NAMED_PIPE:-/tmp/minecraft-console-in}'"
+  else
+    exec gosu minecraft bash -c "echo $* > '${CONSOLE_IN_NAMED_PIPE:-/tmp/minecraft-console-in}'"
+  fi
 else
-  echo "$@" > "${CONSOLE_IN_NAMED_PIPE:-/tmp/minecraft-console-in}"
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+  echo "$@" >"${CONSOLE_IN_NAMED_PIPE:-/tmp/minecraft-console-in}"
+fi