diff --git a/integration/dockerfiles/1097 b/integration/dockerfiles/1097
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a046d764d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/dockerfiles/1097
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+FROM ubuntu:latest
+
+RUN groupadd -g 20000 bar
+RUN groupadd -g 10000 foo
+
+RUN useradd -c "Foo user" -u 10000 -g 10000 -G bar -m foo
+
+RUN id foo
+
+USER foo
+
+RUN id
diff --git a/pkg/commands/run.go b/pkg/commands/run.go
index e4be00df7..d78c3d0fa 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/run.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/run.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"os/user"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 
@@ -80,9 +79,9 @@ func (r *RunCommand) ExecuteCommand(config *v1.Config, buildArgs *dockerfile.Bui
 
 	// If specified, run the command as a specific user
 	if userStr != "" {
-		cmd.SysProcAttr.Credential, err = impersonate(userStr)
+		cmd.SysProcAttr.Credential, err = util.SyscallCredentials(userStr)
 		if err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "impersonate")
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "credentials")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -93,6 +92,7 @@ func (r *RunCommand) ExecuteCommand(config *v1.Config, buildArgs *dockerfile.Bui
 
 	cmd.Env = env
 
+	logrus.Infof("Running: %s", cmd.Args)
 	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "starting command")
 	}
@@ -113,38 +113,6 @@ func (r *RunCommand) ExecuteCommand(config *v1.Config, buildArgs *dockerfile.Bui
 	return nil
 }
 
-func impersonate(userStr string) (*syscall.Credential, error) {
-	uid, gid, err := util.GetUIDAndGIDFromString(userStr, true)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "get uid/gid")
-	}
-
-	u, err := util.Lookup(userStr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "lookup")
-	}
-	logrus.Infof("user: %+v", u)
-
-	// Handle the case of secondary groups
-	groups := []uint32{41}
-	gidStr, err := u.GroupIds()
-	logrus.Infof("groupstr: %s", gidStr)
-
-	for _, g := range gidStr {
-		i, err := strconv.ParseUint(g, 10, 32)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "parseuint")
-		}
-		groups = append(groups, uint32(i))
-	}
-
-	return &syscall.Credential{
-		Uid:    uid,
-		Gid:    gid,
-		Groups: groups,
-	}, nil
-}
-
 // addDefaultHOME adds the default value for HOME if it isn't already set
 func addDefaultHOME(u string, envs []string) ([]string, error) {
 	for _, env := range envs {
diff --git a/pkg/util/groupids_cgo.go b/pkg/util/groupids_cgo.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f97af9536
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/util/groupids_cgo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// +build linux darwin
+// +build cgo
+
+package util
+
+import (
+	"os/user"
+)
+
+// groupIDs returns all of the group ID's a user is a member of
+func groupIDs(u *user.User) ([]string, error) {
+	return u.GroupIds()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/util/groupids_fallback.go b/pkg/util/groupids_fallback.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..036d67196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/util/groupids_fallback.go
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// +build linux darwin
+// +build !cgo
+
+package util
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/user"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+var groupFile = "/etc/group"
+
+type group struct {
+	id      string   // group ID
+	name    string   // group name
+	members []string // secondary group ids
+}
+
+// groupIDs returns all of the group ID's a user is a member of
+func groupIDs(u *user.User) ([]string, error) {
+	logrus.Infof("performing slow lookup of group ids for %s", u.Username)
+
+	f, err := os.Open(groupFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "open")
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	gids := []string{u.Gid}
+
+	for _, g := range localGroups(f) {
+		for _, m := range g.members {
+			if m == u.Username {
+				gids = append(gids, g.id)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return gids, nil
+}
+
+// localGroups parses a reader in /etc/group form, returning parsed group data
+// based on src/os/user/lookup_unix.go - but extended to include secondary groups
+func localGroups(r io.Reader) []*group {
+	var groups []*group
+
+	bs := bufio.NewScanner(r)
+	for bs.Scan() {
+		line := bs.Bytes()
+
+		// There's no spec for /etc/passwd or /etc/group, but we try to follow
+		// the same rules as the glibc parser, which allows comments and blank
+		// space at the beginning of a line.
+		line = bytes.TrimSpace(line)
+		if len(line) == 0 || line[0] == '#' {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// wheel:*:0:root
+		parts := strings.SplitN(string(line), ":", 4)
+		if _, err := strconv.Atoi(parts[2]); err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		groups = append(groups, &group{name: parts[0], id: parts[2], members: strings.Split(parts[3], ",")})
+	}
+	return groups
+}
diff --git a/pkg/util/syscall_credentials.go b/pkg/util/syscall_credentials.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4320650a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/util/syscall_credentials.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+	"strconv"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func SyscallCredentials(userStr string) (*syscall.Credential, error) {
+	uid, gid, err := GetUIDAndGIDFromString(userStr, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "get uid/gid")
+	}
+
+	u, err := Lookup(userStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "lookup")
+	}
+	logrus.Infof("util.Lookup returned: %+v", u)
+
+	var groups []uint32
+
+	gidStr, err := groupIDs(u)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "group ids for user")
+	}
+
+	for _, g := range gidStr {
+		i, err := strconv.ParseUint(g, 10, 32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "parseuint")
+		}
+
+		groups = append(groups, uint32(i))
+	}
+
+	return &syscall.Credential{
+		Uid:    uid,
+		Gid:    gid,
+		Groups: groups,
+	}, nil
+}