diff --git a/minecraft-server/start.sh b/minecraft-server/start.sh
index 62644d28..47be882b 100755
--- a/minecraft-server/start.sh
+++ b/minecraft-server/start.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@
 set -e
 usermod --uid $UID minecraft
 chown -R minecraft /data /start-minecraft
-exec su -s /bin/bash -c /start-minecraft minecraft
+
+exec sudo -E -u minecraft /start-minecraft
+