diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1a13d20..a484328 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-FROM haproxy:2.2-alpine
+FROM haproxy:lts-alpine
+
+USER root
 
 EXPOSE 2375
 ENV ALLOW_RESTARTS=0 \
@@ -28,4 +30,10 @@ ENV ALLOW_RESTARTS=0 \
     TASKS=0 \
     VERSION=1 \
     VOLUMES=0
+
+COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /docker-entrypoint.sh
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/docker-entrypoint.sh" ]
+
 COPY haproxy.cfg /usr/local/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
+
+CMD ["haproxy", "-f", "/usr/local/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg"]
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..11d6c35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+# Create a group with the same gid as the docker socket
+export DOCKER_GID=$(stat -c "%g" $SOCKET_PATH)
+addgroup -g $DOCKER_GID docker
+
+# Run the original entrypoint - Our work here is done.
+exec /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh $@
diff --git a/haproxy.cfg b/haproxy.cfg
index 011137e..fd37c73 100644
--- a/haproxy.cfg
+++ b/haproxy.cfg
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ global
     pidfile /run/haproxy.pid
     maxconn 4000
 
+    user haproxy
+    group docker
+
     # Turn on stats unix socket
     server-state-file /var/lib/haproxy/server-state