diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 8e6e9c822a3..8451e979f3e 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -2301,12 +2301,15 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 			fprintf(stderr, "bad user name/uid number: -u %s\n", user);
 			goto error;
 		}
+		sock_uid = uid;
+		sock_gid = gid;
 	}
 	if (group){
 		if (group2gid(&gid, group)<0){
 				fprintf(stderr, "bad group name/gid number: -u %s\n", group);
 			goto error;
 		}
+		sock_gid = gid;
 	}
 	if (fix_all_socket_lists()!=0){
 		fprintf(stderr,  "failed to initialize list addresses\n");