diff --git a/states/influxdb/install.sls b/states/influxdb/install.sls
index 855517e..5fdd081 100644
--- a/states/influxdb/install.sls
+++ b/states/influxdb/install.sls
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ influxdb-user:
     - name: influxdb
     - uid: {{ influxdb.user.uid }}
     - gid: {{ influxdb.group.gid }}
+    - shell: /sbin/nologin
     - allow_uid_change: true
     - allow_gid_change: true
     - home: /var/lib/influxdb