diff --git a/ct/powerdns.sh b/ct/powerdns.sh
index f7e41bc42..9d1240516 100644
--- a/ct/powerdns.sh
+++ b/ct/powerdns.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ function update_script() {
     cp /opt/poweradmin_powerdns.db.bak /opt/poweradmin/powerdns.db
     rm -rf /opt/poweradmin/install
     rm -f /opt/poweradmin_settings.php.bak /opt/poweradmin_powerdns.db.bak
-    chown -R www-data:www-data /opt/poweradmin
+    chown -R www-data:pdns /opt/poweradmin
+    chmod 775 /opt/poweradmin
+    chown pdns:pdns /opt/poweradmin/powerdns.db
+    chmod 664 /opt/poweradmin/powerdns.db
     msg_ok "Updated Poweradmin"
 
     msg_info "Restarting Services"
diff --git a/install/powerdns-install.sh b/install/powerdns-install.sh
index 6c388b7b0..4f5121f26 100644
--- a/install/powerdns-install.sh
+++ b/install/powerdns-install.sh
@@ -131,12 +131,13 @@ cat <<EOF >/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/poweradmin.conf
 </VirtualHost>
 EOF
 $STD a2enmod rewrite headers
-chown -R www-data:www-data /opt/poweradmin
+chown -R www-data:pdns /opt/poweradmin
+chmod 775 /opt/poweradmin
 chown pdns:pdns /opt/poweradmin/powerdns.db
 chmod 664 /opt/poweradmin/powerdns.db
 usermod -aG pdns www-data
 $STD systemctl restart pdns apache2
-msg_info "Created Service"
+msg_ok "Created Service"
 
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