diff --git a/roles/viperserv/eggdrop/config.sls b/roles/viperserv/eggdrop/config.sls
--- a/roles/viperserv/eggdrop/config.sls
+++ b/roles/viperserv/eggdrop/config.sls
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
         realname: {{ bot['realname'] | default(botname) }}
         scripts: {{ bot['scripts'] }}
         modules: {{ bot['modules'] | default([]) }}
+        runas: {{ bot['runas'] | default('viperserv') }}
 
 /srv/viperserv/{{ botname }}/motd:
   file.managed:
diff --git a/roles/viperserv/eggdrop/files/eggdrop-bot.conf b/roles/viperserv/eggdrop/files/eggdrop-bot.conf
--- a/roles/viperserv/eggdrop/files/eggdrop-bot.conf
+++ b/roles/viperserv/eggdrop/files/eggdrop-bot.conf
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #   Settings for {{ botname }}
 #   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
+set runas {{ runas }}
+
 set username {{ botname }}
 set nick $username
 set altnick {{ botname }}`
diff --git a/roles/viperserv/eggdrop/files/eggdrop-core.conf b/roles/viperserv/eggdrop/files/eggdrop-core.conf
--- a/roles/viperserv/eggdrop/files/eggdrop-core.conf
+++ b/roles/viperserv/eggdrop/files/eggdrop-core.conf
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 
 # Specify here the filename Eggdrop will save its pid to. If no pidfile is
 # specified, pid.(botnet-nick) will be used.
-set pidfile $env(HOME)/[string tolower $username].pid
+set pidfile /var/run/$runas/[string tolower $username].pid
 
 # Specify here where Eggdrop should look for help files. Don't modify this
 # setting unless you know what you're doing!