diff --git a/srcpkgs/tor/files/torrc b/srcpkgs/tor/files/torrc
index 7934d0f7c00..232b28e8e02 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tor/files/torrc
+++ b/srcpkgs/tor/files/torrc
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ Log notice syslog
 ## see the FAQ entry if you want Tor to run as an NT service.
 #RunAsDaemon 1
 
+User tor
+
 ## The directory for keeping all the keys/etc. By default, we store
 ## things in $HOME/.tor on Unix, and in Application Data\tor on Windows.
 DataDirectory /var/lib/tor
@@ -233,4 +235,3 @@ DataDirectory /var/lib/tor
 ## The %include option can be used recursively.
 #%include /etc/torrc.d/
 #%include /etc/torrc.custom
-
diff --git a/srcpkgs/tor/template b/srcpkgs/tor/template
index a9cbbf831a6..2cb92c0238d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tor/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tor/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'tor'
 pkgname=tor
 version=0.3.4.8
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="libevent-devel libseccomp-devel zlib-devel"
 depends="ca-certificates torsocks"