--- a/src/namestore/namestore.conf.in
+++ b/src/namestore/namestore.conf.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [namestore]
 AUTOSTART = YES
 UNIXPATH = /tmp/gnunet-service-namestore.sock
-UNIX_MATCH_UID = YES
+UNIX_MATCH_UID = NO
 UNIX_MATCH_GID = YES
 @UNIXONLY@ PORT = 2099
 HOSTNAME = localhost