diff --git a/rpi/mosquitto/config/init-mosquitto.sh b/rpi/mosquitto/config/init-mosquitto.sh
index 852defbc..43982dec 100644
--- a/rpi/mosquitto/config/init-mosquitto.sh
+++ b/rpi/mosquitto/config/init-mosquitto.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ echo "Creating password file with pre-registered users..."
 if [ ! -f "$PASSWORD_FILE" ]; then
     touch "$PASSWORD_FILE"
     chmod 600 "$PASSWORD_FILE"
+    chown mosquitto:mosquitto "$PASSWORD_FILE"
 
     mosquitto_passwd -b "$PASSWORD_FILE" system hepl
     mosquitto_passwd -b "$PASSWORD_FILE" device hepl