diff --git a/ejabberd/manifests/init.pp b/ejabberd/manifests/init.pp
index 2c0ca8f..1d50bc2 100644
--- a/ejabberd/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/ejabberd/manifests/init.pp
@@ -87,17 +87,17 @@ class ejabberd {
 
     file { "/etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.pem":
         ensure  => present,
-        mode    => 0600,
-        owner   => ejabberd,
-        group   => ejabberd,
+        mode    => 0640,
+        owner   => "root",
+        group   => "ejabberd",
         require => Package["ejabberd"],
     }
 
     file { "/etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.cfg":
         ensure  => present,
-        mode    => 0600,
-        owner   => ejabberd,
-        group   => ejabberd,
+        mode    => 0640,
+        owner   => "root",
+        group   => "ejabberd",
         content => template("ejabberd/ejabberd.cfg.erb"),
         require => Package["ejabberd"],
         notify  => Service["ejabberd"],