diff --git a/roles/prometheus/tasks/main.yml b/roles/prometheus/tasks/main.yml
index e78248e..17e377f 100644
--- a/roles/prometheus/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/prometheus/tasks/main.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
   file:
     path: /etc/prometheus/alerts
     state: directory
+    owner: prometheus
+    group: prometheus
     mode: 0644
 
 - name: Remove old files