diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index f1d8519..aa4cb5e 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
   when: opdk_user_pass is not defined
 
 - name: Create apigee-validate.conf file
+  become: yes
+  owner: '{{ opdk_user_name }}'
+  group: '{{ opdk_group_name }}'
+  mode: 0655
   template:
     src: apigee-validate.conf.j2
     dest: '{{ apigee_validate_config_file }}'