diff --git a/dist/init/freebsd/caddy b/dist/init/freebsd/caddy
index 5499f7c54..3f6f00e84 100755
--- a/dist/init/freebsd/caddy
+++ b/dist/init/freebsd/caddy
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fi
 pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"
 procname="${caddy_bin_path}" #enabled builtin pid checking for start / stop
 command="/usr/sbin/daemon"
-command_args="-u ${caddy_user} -p ${pidfile} /usr/bin/env ${caddy_env} ${procname} -cpu ${caddy_cpu} -log stdout -conf ${caddy_config_path} -agree -email ${caddy_cert_email} < /dev/null >> ${caddy_logfile} 2>&1"
+command_args="-p ${pidfile} /usr/bin/env ${caddy_env} ${procname} -cpu ${caddy_cpu} -log stdout -conf ${caddy_config_path} -agree -email ${caddy_cert_email} < /dev/null >> ${caddy_logfile} 2>&1"
 
 start_precmd="caddy_startprecmd"