diff --git a/advanced/pihole-FTL.service b/advanced/pihole-FTL.service
index 959b7794..a21fd260 100644
--- a/advanced/pihole-FTL.service
+++ b/advanced/pihole-FTL.service
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ start() {
     mkdir -p /var/run/pihole
     mkdir -p /var/log/pihole
     chown pihole:pihole /var/run/pihole /var/log/pihole
-    rm /var/run/pihole/FTL.sock
-    chown pihole:pihole /var/log/pihole-FTL.log /run/pihole-FTL.pid /run/pihole-FTL.port /etc/pihole
+    rm /var/run/pihole/FTL.sock 2> /dev/null
+    chown pihole:pihole /var/log/pihole-FTL.log /run/pihole-FTL.pid /run/pihole-FTL.port
+    chown pihole:pihole /etc/pihole /etc/pihole/dhcp.leases /var/log/pihole.log
     chmod 0644 /var/log/pihole-FTL.log /run/pihole-FTL.pid /run/pihole-FTL.port /var/log/pihole.log
+    setcap CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE=+eip "$(which pihole-FTL)"
     su -s /bin/sh -c "/usr/bin/pihole-FTL" "$FTLUSER"
     echo
   fi