diff --git a/lib/capistrano/tasks/sidekiq.rake b/lib/capistrano/tasks/sidekiq.rake
index b975e31..4833e32 100644
--- a/lib/capistrano/tasks/sidekiq.rake
+++ b/lib/capistrano/tasks/sidekiq.rake
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ namespace :sidekiq do
 
   desc 'Quiet sidekiq (stop processing new tasks)'
   task :quiet do
-    on roles fetch(:sidekiq_role) do
-      switch_user do
+    on roles fetch(:sidekiq_role) do |role|
+      switch_user(role) do
         if test("[ -d #{release_path} ]") # fixes #11
           for_each_process(true) do |pid_file, idx|
             if pid_process_exists?(pid_file)
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ namespace :sidekiq do
 
   desc 'Stop sidekiq'
   task :stop do
-    on roles fetch(:sidekiq_role) do
-      switch_user do
+    on roles fetch(:sidekiq_role) do |role|
+      switch_user(role) do
         if test("[ -d #{release_path} ]")
           for_each_process(true) do |pid_file, idx|
             if pid_process_exists?(pid_file)
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ namespace :sidekiq do
 
   desc 'Start sidekiq'
   task :start do
-    on roles fetch(:sidekiq_role) do
-      switch_user do
+    on roles fetch(:sidekiq_role) do |role|
+      switch_user(role) do
         for_each_process do |pid_file, idx|
           start_sidekiq(pid_file, idx) unless pid_process_exists?(pid_file)
         end
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ namespace :sidekiq do
 
   desc 'Rolling-restart sidekiq'
   task :rolling_restart do
-    on roles fetch(:sidekiq_role) do
-      switch_user do
+    on roles fetch(:sidekiq_role) do |role|
+      switch_user(role) do
         for_each_process(true) do |pid_file, idx|
           if pid_process_exists?(pid_file)
             stop_sidekiq(pid_file)
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ namespace :sidekiq do
 
   # Delete any pid file not in use
   task :cleanup do
-    on roles fetch(:sidekiq_role) do
-      switch_user do
+    on roles fetch(:sidekiq_role) do |role|
+      switch_user(role) do
         for_each_process do |pid_file, idx|
           if pid_file_exists?(pid_file)
             execute "rm #{pid_file}" unless pid_process_exists?(pid_file)
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ namespace :sidekiq do
   desc 'Respawn missing sidekiq processes'
   task :respawn do
     invoke 'sidekiq:cleanup'
-    on roles fetch(:sidekiq_role) do
-      switch_user do
+    on roles fetch(:sidekiq_role) do |role|
+      switch_user(role) do
         for_each_process do |pid_file, idx|
           unless pid_file_exists?(pid_file)
             start_sidekiq(pid_file, idx)
@@ -215,15 +215,23 @@ namespace :sidekiq do
     end
   end
 
-  def switch_user(&block)
-    su_user = fetch(:sidekiq_user)
-    if su_user
+  def switch_user(role, &block)
+    su_user = sidekiq_user(role)
+    if su_user == role.user
+      block.call
+    else
       as su_user do
-        yield
+        block.call
       end
     end
+  end
 
-    yield
+  def sidekiq_user(role)
+    properties = role.properties
+    properties.fetch(:sidekiq_user) ||               # local property for sidekiq only
+    fetch(:sidekiq_user) ||
+    properties.fetch(:run_as) || # global property across multiple capistrano gems
+    role.user
   end
 
   def upload_sidekiq_template(from, to, role)
diff --git a/lib/generators/capistrano/sidekiq/monit/templates/sidekiq_monit.conf.erb b/lib/generators/capistrano/sidekiq/monit/templates/sidekiq_monit.conf.erb
index 3f923e1..67e2c35 100644
--- a/lib/generators/capistrano/sidekiq/monit/templates/sidekiq_monit.conf.erb
+++ b/lib/generators/capistrano/sidekiq/monit/templates/sidekiq_monit.conf.erb
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 <% processes_pids.each_with_index do |pid_file, idx| %>
 check process <%= sidekiq_service_name(idx) %>
   with pidfile "<%= pid_file %>"
-  start program = "/bin/su - <%= @role.user %> -c 'cd <%= current_path %> && <%= SSHKit.config.command_map[:sidekiq] %> <%= sidekiq_config %> --index <%= idx %> --pidfile <%= pid_file %> --environment <%= fetch(:sidekiq_env) %> <%= sidekiq_concurrency %> <%= sidekiq_logfile %> <%= sidekiq_queues %> <%= sidekiq_options_per_process[idx] %> -d'" with timeout 30 seconds
+  start program = "/bin/su - <%= sidekiq_user(@role) %> -c 'cd <%= current_path %> && <%= SSHKit.config.command_map[:sidekiq] %> <%= sidekiq_config %> --index <%= idx %> --pidfile <%= pid_file %> --environment <%= fetch(:sidekiq_env) %> <%= sidekiq_concurrency %> <%= sidekiq_logfile %> <%= sidekiq_queues %> <%= sidekiq_options_per_process[idx] %> -d'" with timeout 30 seconds
 
-  stop program = "/bin/su - <%= @role.user %> -c 'cd <%= current_path %> && <%= SSHKit.config.command_map[:sidekiqctl] %> stop <%= pid_file %>'" with timeout <%= fetch(:sidekiq_timeout).to_i + 10  %> seconds
+  stop program = "/bin/su - <%= sidekiq_user(@role) %> -c 'cd <%= current_path %> && <%= SSHKit.config.command_map[:sidekiqctl] %> stop <%= pid_file %>'" with timeout <%= fetch(:sidekiq_timeout).to_i + 10  %> seconds
   group <%= fetch(:sidekiq_monit_group, fetch(:application)) %>-sidekiq
 
 <% end %>