diff --git a/net/lighttpd/files/lighttpd.conf b/net/lighttpd/files/lighttpd.conf
index 378e32ae1..a52d08f6d 100644
--- a/net/lighttpd/files/lighttpd.conf
+++ b/net/lighttpd/files/lighttpd.conf
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ server.document-root        = "/www"
 server.upload-dirs          = ( "/tmp" )
 server.errorlog             = "/var/log/lighttpd/error.log"
 server.pid-file             = "/var/run/lighttpd.pid"
-#server.username             = "www-data"
-#server.groupname            = "www-data"
+server.username             = "http"
+server.groupname            = "www-data"
 #server.tag                  = "lighttpd"
 #server.errorlog-use-syslog  = "enable"
 #server.network-backend      = "write"
diff --git a/net/lighttpd/files/lighttpd.init b/net/lighttpd/files/lighttpd.init
index d73a5da98..936c7f6c7 100644
--- a/net/lighttpd/files/lighttpd.init
+++ b/net/lighttpd/files/lighttpd.init
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ SERVICE_USE_PID=1
 START=50
 
 start() {
-	mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/log/lighttpd
+	user_exists http || user_add http
+	[ -d /var/log/lighttpd ] || {
+		mkdir -m 0775 -p /var/log/lighttpd
+		chgrp www-data /var/log/lighttpd
+	}
 	service_start /usr/sbin/lighttpd -f /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf
 }