diff --git a/psacct/manifests/init.pp b/psacct/manifests/init.pp
index 345b09d..fc440e7 100644
--- a/psacct/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/psacct/manifests/init.pp
@@ -54,9 +54,16 @@ class psacct::linux {
 #
 class psacct::openbsd {
 
+    file { "/var/account":
+        ensure => directory,
+        mode   => "0750",
+        owner  => "root",
+        group  => "wheel",
+    }
+
     file { "/var/account/acct":
         ensure => present,
-        mode   => "0644",
+        mode   => "0640",
         owner  => "root",
         group  => "wheel",
         notify => Exec["accton"],