diff --git a/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/opt/run/bin/rmcd.sh b/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/opt/run/bin/rmcd.sh
index ecfddc79fd2d8036a828ce69d4d954ea08da9722..74067b263b80599aa686ae589151e3468f8370ae 100755
--- a/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/opt/run/bin/rmcd.sh
+++ b/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/opt/run/bin/rmcd.sh
@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@ else
   # to get rmcd logs to stdout
   tail -F /var/log/cta/cta-rmcd.log &
 
-  /usr/bin/cta-rmcd -f /dev/smc
+  runuser --user cta -- /usr/bin/cta-rmcd -f /dev/smc
+
 fi