diff --git a/states/vector/config.sls b/states/vector/config.sls
index b46b7fe..f712d66 100644
--- a/states/vector/config.sls
+++ b/states/vector/config.sls
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ vector-default:
   file.managed:
     - name: /etc/default/vector
     - source: salt://vector/templates/vector.default.j2
-    - user: vector
-    - group: vector
+    - user: {{ vector.user.name }}
+    - group: {{ vector.group.name }}
     - mode: 600
     - template: jinja
 
 vector-config-dir:
   file.directory:
     - name: /etc/vector
-    - user: vector
-    - group: vector
+    - user: {{ vector.user.name }}
+    - group: {{ vector.group.name }}
     - mode: 700
     - watch_in:
       - service: vector-service
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ vector-config-file:
   file.managed:
     - name: /etc/vector/vector.yaml
     - source: salt://vector/templates/vector.yaml.j2
-    - user: vector
-    - group: vector
+    - user: {{ vector.user.name }}
+    - group: {{ vector.group.name }}
     - mode: 600
     - template: jinja
     - watch_in:
diff --git a/states/vector/defaults.yaml b/states/vector/defaults.yaml
index 9d2dde9..b290a44 100644
--- a/states/vector/defaults.yaml
+++ b/states/vector/defaults.yaml
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ vector:
   os: linux
   arch: amd64
   variant: gnu
-  user: vector
-  group: vector
+  user:
+    name: vector
+    id: 905
+  group:
+    name: vector
+    id: 905
   config:
     api:
       enabled: true
diff --git a/states/vector/install.sls b/states/vector/install.sls
index ffa3576..ac4e0cf 100644
--- a/states/vector/install.sls
+++ b/states/vector/install.sls
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 ---
 {%- from "vector/map.jinja" import vector with context %}
+vector-group:
+  group.present:
+    - name: {{ vector.group.name }}
+    - gid: {{ vector.group.id }}
+
+vector-user:
+  user.present:
+    - name: {{ vector.user.name }}
+    - uid: {{ vector.user.id }}
+    - gid: {{ vector.group.id }}
+    - shell: /bin/nologin
+
 vector-archive-extract:
   archive.extracted:
     - name: {{ vector.release_dir }}/vector-{{ vector.version }}