diff --git a/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py b/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py
index ed5e0009..e59321b0 100644
--- a/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py
+++ b/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class DockerVM(BaseNode):
             "Volumes": {},
             "Env": ["container=docker"],  # Systemd compliant: https://github.com/GNS3/gns3-server/issues/573
             "Cmd": [],
-            "Entrypoint": image_infos.get("Config", {"Entrypoint": []})["Entrypoint"]
+            "Entrypoint": image_infos.get("Config", {"Entrypoint": []}).get("Entrypoint")
         }
 
         if params["Entrypoint"] is None:
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ class DockerVM(BaseNode):
             except ValueError as e:
                 raise DockerError("Invalid start command '{}': {}".format(self._start_command, e))
         if len(params["Cmd"]) == 0:
-            params["Cmd"] = image_infos.get("Config", {"Cmd": []})["Cmd"]
+            params["Cmd"] = image_infos.get("Config", {"Cmd": []}).get("Cmd")
             if params["Cmd"] is None:
                 params["Cmd"] = []
         if len(params["Cmd"]) == 0 and len(params["Entrypoint"]) == 0:
@@ -342,6 +342,11 @@ class DockerVM(BaseNode):
         # Give the information to the container the list of volume path mounted
         params["Env"].append("GNS3_VOLUMES={}".format(":".join(self._volumes)))
 
+        # Pass user configured for image to init script
+        if image_infos.get("Config", {"User": ""}).get("User"):
+            params["User"] = "root"
+            params["Env"].append("GNS3_USER={}".format(image_infos.get("Config", {"User": ""})["User"]))
+
         variables = self.project.variables
         if not variables:
             variables = []
diff --git a/gns3server/compute/docker/resources/init.sh b/gns3server/compute/docker/resources/init.sh
index 54bbeefc..bc33ea1c 100755
--- a/gns3server/compute/docker/resources/init.sh
+++ b/gns3server/compute/docker/resources/init.sh
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ done
 ifup -a -f
 
 # continue normal docker startup
-PATH="$OLD_PATH"
-exec "$@"
-
+GNS3_CMD="PATH=$OLD_PATH exec"
+while test "$#" -gt 0 ; do
+    GNS3_CMD="${GNS3_CMD} \"${1//\"/\\\"}\""
+    shift
+done
+exec su ${GNS3_USER-root} -p -c "$GNS3_CMD"
diff --git a/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py b/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py
index 44e02577..63dcb537 100644
--- a/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py
+++ b/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py
@@ -415,6 +415,48 @@ def test_create_image_not_available(loop, project, manager):
         assert vm._cid == "e90e34656806"
         mock_pull.assert_called_with("ubuntu:latest")
 
+def test_create_with_user(loop, project, manager):
+
+    response = {
+        "Id": "e90e34656806",
+        "Warnings": [],
+        "Config" : {
+            "User" : "test",
+        },
+    }
+    with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.list_images", return_value=[{"image": "ubuntu"}]) as mock_list_images:
+        with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.query", return_value=response) as mock:
+            vm = DockerVM("test", str(uuid.uuid4()), project, manager, "ubuntu:latest")
+            loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.ensure_future(vm.create()))
+            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create", data={
+                "Tty": True,
+                "OpenStdin": True,
+                "StdinOnce": False,
+                "User": "root",
+                "HostConfig":
+                    {
+                        "CapAdd": ["ALL"],
+                        "Binds": [
+                            "{}:/gns3:ro".format(get_resource("compute/docker/resources")),
+                            "{}:/gns3volumes/etc/network:rw".format(os.path.join(vm.working_dir, "etc", "network"))
+                        ],
+                        "Privileged": True
+                    },
+                "Volumes": {},
+                "NetworkDisabled": True,
+                "Name": "test",
+                "Hostname": "test",
+                "Image": "ubuntu:latest",
+                "Env": [
+                    "container=docker",
+                    "GNS3_MAX_ETHERNET=eth0",
+                    "GNS3_VOLUMES=/etc/network",
+                    "GNS3_USER=test"
+                    ],
+                "Entrypoint": ["/gns3/init.sh"],
+                "Cmd": ["/bin/sh"]
+            })
+        assert vm._cid == "e90e34656806"
 
 def test_get_container_state(loop, vm):
     response = {