diff --git a/backend/entrypoint.sh b/backend/entrypoint.sh
index e563fb9..b804e66 100755
--- a/backend/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/backend/entrypoint.sh
@@ -3,15 +3,10 @@ set -eu
 
 CMD="pm2-runtime pm2.config.js"
 
-# if the first arg starts with "-" pass it to program
-if [ "${1#-}" != "$1" ]; then
-  set -- "$CMD" "$@"
-fi
-
 # chown current working directory to current user
 if [ "$*" = "$CMD" ] && [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
   find . \! -user "$UID" -exec chown "$UID:$GID" -R '{}' + || echo "WARNING! Could not change directory ownership. If you manage permissions externally this is fine, otherwise you may experience issues when downloading or deleting videos."
-  exec /usr/lib/apache2/suexec-custom "$UID:$GID" "$0" "$@"
+  su -c "$0" "$(id -un $UID)" "$@"
 fi
 
 exec "$@"