diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -20,23 +20,23 @@
 
 case "$1" in
     configure)
-	if [ ! -f /var/lib/nobody/data/mcbot.dat ];
+	if [ ! -f /var/lib/mcbot/data/mcbot.dat ];
 	then		
-		echo "Creating initial database in /var/lib/nobody/data";
+		echo "Creating initial database in /var/lib/mcbot/data";
 		dbtool -a -k 1 -v 1;
 		dbtool -d 1;
 	fi
 
-	if [ -f /var/lib/nobody/.mcbotrc.dpkg-old ];
+	if [ -f /var/lib/mcbot/.mcbotrc.dpkg-old ];
 	then
-		mv -f /var/lib/nobody/.mcbotrc.dpkg-old /var/lib/nobody/.mcbotrc;
+		mv -f /var/lib/mcbot/.mcbotrc.dpkg-old /var/lib/mcbot/.mcbotrc;
 	fi
 
-	echo "Changing ownership in /var/lib/nobody"
-	usermod -s /bin/bash -d /var/lib/nobody nobody
-	chown -R nobody:nogroup /var/lib/nobody
-	echo "Setting permissions for /var/lib/nobody/.mcbotrc to 600"
-	chmod 600 /var/lib/nobody/.mcbotrc
+	echo "Changing ownership in /var/lib/mcbot"
+	useradd -c "MCBOT" -s /bin/bash -d /var/lib/mcbot mcbot
+	chown -R mcbot:mcbot /var/lib/mcbot
+	echo "Setting permissions for /var/lib/mcbot/.mcbotrc to 600"
+	chmod 600 /var/lib/mcbot/.mcbotrc
 	echo "ENTER /etc/init.d/mcbot restart after editing .mcbotrc"
 	update-rc.d mcbot defaults &>/dev/null
 	invoke-rc.d mcbot restart