diff --git a/roles/prometheus_federate/tasks/main.yml b/roles/prometheus_federate/tasks/main.yml
index c5d81bf..02ae85e 100644
--- a/roles/prometheus_federate/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/prometheus_federate/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
   template:
     src: "{{ item }}.j2"
     dest: "/etc/prometheus/{{ item }}"
-    owner: root
-    group: root
+    owner: prometheus
+    group: prometheus
     mode: u=r,g=r,o=
   loop:
     - prometheus.yml