diff --git a/munin/manifests/init.pp b/munin/manifests/init.pp
index 84523ba..526022d 100644
--- a/munin/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/munin/manifests/init.pp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class munin::node {
         file { "/var/lib/munin/plugin-state":
             ensure  => directory,
             mode    => "0775",
-            owner   => "munin",
+            owner   => "root",
             group   => "munin",
             before  => Service["munin-node"],
             require => Package["munin-node"],