diff --git a/resources/util.go b/resources/util.go
index 07b4ae45..286aebf3 100644
--- a/resources/util.go
+++ b/resources/util.go
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func GetUID(username string) (int, error) {
 
 	userObj, err = user.Lookup(username)
 	if err == nil {
-		return strconv.Atoi(userObj.Gid)
+		return strconv.Atoi(userObj.Uid)
 	}
 
 	return -1, errwrap.Wrapf(err, "user lookup error (%s)", username)
diff --git a/resources/util_test.go b/resources/util_test.go
index 936f26b6..aefdd913 100644
--- a/resources/util_test.go
+++ b/resources/util_test.go
@@ -334,7 +334,12 @@ func TestCurrentUserGroupByName(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("uid didn't match current user's: %s vs %s", strconv.Itoa(uid), currentUID)
 	}
 
-	if gid, err = GetGID(userObj.Username); err != nil {
+	// macOS users do not have a group with their name on it, so not assuming this here
+	group, err := user.LookupGroupId(currentGID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to lookup group by id: %s", currentGID)
+	}
+	if gid, err = GetGID(group.Name); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error trying to lookup current user UID: %s", err.Error())
 	}