diff --git a/net/nut/Makefile b/net/nut/Makefile
index 06bde9ba69..bd96d27b7d 100644
--- a/net/nut/Makefile
+++ b/net/nut/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=nut
 PKG_VERSION:=2.7.4
-PKG_RELEASE:=8
+PKG_RELEASE:=9
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.networkupstools.org/source/2.7/
diff --git a/net/nut/files/nut-monitor.init b/net/nut/files/nut-monitor.init
index 6a390b4ef4..56c12c0aec 100755
--- a/net/nut/files/nut-monitor.init
+++ b/net/nut/files/nut-monitor.init
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ nut_upsmon_conf() {
 
 	echo "# Config file automatically generated from UCI config" > "$UPSMON_C"
 
-	config_get runas "$cfg" runas "nut"
+	config_get runas "$cfg" runas
 	[ -n "$runas" ] && echo "RUN_AS_USER $runas" >> $UPSMON_C
 
 	config_get val "$cfg" minsupplies 1
diff --git a/net/nut/files/nut-server.init b/net/nut/files/nut-server.init
index 045b29d48d..d878e36419 100755
--- a/net/nut/files/nut-server.init
+++ b/net/nut/files/nut-server.init
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ upsd_runas() {
 
 	[ -n "$RUNAS" ] && return
 
-	config_get runas "$cfg" runas "nut"
+	config_get runas "$cfg" runas
 	RUNAS="$runas"
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ upsd_config() {
 
     # Note runas support requires you make sure USB device file is readable by
     # the runas user
-    config_get runas "$cfg" runas "nut"
+    config_get runas "$cfg" runas
     RUNAS="$runas"
 
     config_get statepath "$cfg" statepath "/var/run/nut"
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ build_global_driver_config() {
 	get_write_driver_config "$cfg" retrydelay
 	get_write_driver_config "$cfg" pollinterval
 	get_write_driver_config "$cfg" synchronous
-	config_get runas "$cfg" user "nut"
+	config_get runas "$cfg" user
 	RUNAS="$runas"
 	upsd_runas
 
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ build_global_driver_config() {
 }
 
 build_config() {
-	local RUNAS=nut
 	local STATEPATH=/var/run/nut
 
         mkdir -m 0755 -p "$(dirname "$UPS_C")"
@@ -252,7 +251,7 @@ start_driver_instance() {
 	local requested="$2"
 	local driver
 	local STATEPATH=/var/run/nut
-	local RUNAS=nut
+	local RUNAS
 
 	[ "$havedriver" != 1 ] && return
 
@@ -301,6 +300,7 @@ start_server_instance() {
 start_service() {
 	local havedriver haveserver
 	local STATEPATH=/var/run/nut
+	local RUNAS
 
 	# Avoid hotplug inadvertenly restarting driver during
 	# forced shutdown