diff --git a/userspace/falco/webserver.cpp b/userspace/falco/webserver.cpp
index 29e94c4b..19715247 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/webserver.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/webserver.cpp
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ void falco_webserver::start(const falco::app::state &state,
 		throw falco_exception("Webserver: an error occurred while forking webserver");
 	} else if(m_pid == 0) {
 		falco_logger::log(falco_logger::level::INFO, "Webserver: forked\n");
-		int res = setgid(webserver_config.m_uid);
+		int res = setgid(webserver_config.m_gid);
 		if(res != NOERROR) {
 			throw falco_exception(
 			        std::string("Webserver: an error occurred while setting group id: ") +
 			        std::strerror(errno));
 		}
-		res = setuid(webserver_config.m_gid);
+		res = setuid(webserver_config.m_uid);
 		if(res != NOERROR) {
 			throw falco_exception(
 			        std::string("Webserver: an error occurred while setting user id: ") +