diff --git a/.scripts/postinst b/.scripts/postinst
index 008e7a20c..2282e73e4 100755
--- a/.scripts/postinst
+++ b/.scripts/postinst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -e
 
 echo "Creating user and group..."
 
-adduser --system --no-create-home -c "Mongodb Exporter User" mongodb_exporter
+adduser --system --no-create-home --comment "Mongodb Exporter User" mongodb_exporter
 
 systemctl daemon-reload > dev/null || exit $?