diff --git a/main-runner.go b/main-runner.go
index f8b8dc398..fb7cd6e67 100644
--- a/main-runner.go
+++ b/main-runner.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
+	"os/user"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
@@ -171,6 +172,9 @@ func doMain() {
 	initPacket.Env = os.Environ()
 	initPacket.HomeDir = homeDir
 	initPacket.ScHomeDir = scHomeDir
+	if user, _ := user.Current(); user != nil {
+		initPacket.User = user.Username
+	}
 	sender.SendPacket(initPacket)
 	for pk := range packetCh {
 		if pk.GetType() == packet.PingPacketStr {
diff --git a/pkg/packet/packet.go b/pkg/packet/packet.go
index bd47abf81..ea791e489 100644
--- a/pkg/packet/packet.go
+++ b/pkg/packet/packet.go
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ type RunnerInitPacketType struct {
 	ScHomeDir string   `json:"schomedir"`
 	HomeDir   string   `json:"homedir"`
 	Env       []string `json:"env"`
+	User      string   `json:"user"`
 }
 
 func (*RunnerInitPacketType) GetType() string {