diff --git a/src/sbbs3/sbbscon.c b/src/sbbs3/sbbscon.c
index 3f88fb52ddf64331d5bf5aed4d3c5fe8cc3168f6..84a0b791e0bf6ca920fca1a76af6fee3b40a6de6 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/sbbscon.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/sbbscon.c
@@ -1595,6 +1595,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	if((gr_entry=getgrnam(new_gid_name))!=0)
 		new_gid=gr_entry->gr_gid;
 	
+	do_seteuid(TRUE);
 #endif
 
 	/* Install Ctrl-C/Break signal handler here */