diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 7f9cedc..9d9d54b 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ HOST_GIT_UID=895
 # Note we want 'git' as the user, since every other git hosting system uses that
 if ! id -u "$HOST_GIT_UID" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     groupadd -g "$HOST_GIT_UID" "$HOST_GIT_GROUP"
-    useradd -u "$HOST_GIT_UID" -g "$HOST_GIT_USER" -G docker -d "$GITEA_HOME" -m "$HOST_GIT_USER"
+    useradd -u "$HOST_GIT_UID" -g "$HOST_GIT_GROUP" -G docker -d "$GITEA_HOME" -m "$HOST_GIT_USER"
 fi
 
 install -d "$GITEA_HOME/data"