diff --git a/src/Misc/layoutbin/darwin.svc.sh.template b/src/Misc/layoutbin/darwin.svc.sh.template
index 8657c9dda..e59adf5e3 100644
--- a/src/Misc/layoutbin/darwin.svc.sh.template
+++ b/src/Misc/layoutbin/darwin.svc.sh.template
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function install()
     mkdir -p "${log_path}" || failed "failed to create ${log_path}"
 
     echo Creating ${PLIST_PATH}
-    sed "s/{{User}}/${SUDO_USER:-$USER}/g; s/{{SvcName}}/$SVC_NAME/g; s@{{RunnerRoot}}@${RUNNER_ROOT}@g; s@{{UserHome}}@$HOME@g;" "${TEMPLATE_PATH}" > "${TEMP_PATH}" || failed "failed to create replacement temp file"
+    sed "s/{{User}}/${USER:-$SUDO_USER}/g; s/{{SvcName}}/$SVC_NAME/g; s@{{RunnerRoot}}@${RUNNER_ROOT}@g; s@{{UserHome}}@$HOME@g;" "${TEMPLATE_PATH}" > "${TEMP_PATH}" || failed "failed to create replacement temp file"
     mv "${TEMP_PATH}" "${PLIST_PATH}" || failed "failed to copy plist"
 
     # Since we started with sudo, runsvc.sh will be owned by root. Change this to current login user.