diff --git a/advanced/pihole-FTL.service b/advanced/pihole-FTL.service
index 30cd140f..627fad8c 100644
--- a/advanced/pihole-FTL.service
+++ b/advanced/pihole-FTL.service
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ start() {
     echo "pihole-FTL is already running"
   else
     touch /var/log/pihole-FTL.log /run/pihole-FTL.pid /run/pihole-FTL.port
-    chown pihole:pihole /var/log/pihole-FTL.log /run/pihole-FTL.pid /run/pihole-FTL.port
+    chown pihole:pihole /var/log/pihole-FTL.log /run/pihole-FTL.pid /run/pihole-FTL.port /etc/pihole
     chmod 0644 /var/log/pihole-FTL.log /run/pihole-FTL.pid /run/pihole-FTL.port
     su -s /bin/sh -c "/usr/bin/pihole-FTL" "$FTLUSER"
     echo