diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 68edd4e..4a28bbe 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class mistral::params {
   $client_package      = 'python-mistralclient'
   $db_sync_command     = 'mistral-db-manage --config-file=/etc/mistral/mistral.conf upgrade head'
   $db_populate_command = 'mistral-db-manage --config-file=/etc/mistral/mistral.conf populate'
+  $group               = 'mistral'
 
   case $::osfamily {
     'RedHat': {
diff --git a/manifests/policy.pp b/manifests/policy.pp
index 9e7e1ba..52ff0b7 100644
--- a/manifests/policy.pp
+++ b/manifests/policy.pp
@@ -29,11 +29,14 @@ class mistral::policy (
 ) {
 
   include ::mistral::deps
+  include ::mistral::params
 
   validate_hash($policies)
 
   Openstacklib::Policy::Base {
-    file_path => $policy_path,
+    file_path  => $policy_path,
+    file_user  => 'root',
+    file_group => $::mistral::params::group,
   }
 
   create_resources('openstacklib::policy::base', $policies)
diff --git a/spec/classes/mistral_policy_spec.rb b/spec/classes/mistral_policy_spec.rb
index 889c4ad..40e3802 100644
--- a/spec/classes/mistral_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/mistral_policy_spec.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ describe 'mistral::policy' do
 
     it 'set up the policies' do
       is_expected.to contain_openstacklib__policy__base('context_is_admin').with({
-        :key   => 'context_is_admin',
-        :value => 'foo:bar'
+        :key        => 'context_is_admin',
+        :value      => 'foo:bar',
+        :file_user  => 'root',
+        :file_group => 'mistral',
       })
       is_expected.to contain_oslo__policy('mistral_config').with(
         :policy_file => '/etc/mistral/policy.json',
@@ -37,5 +39,4 @@ describe 'mistral::policy' do
       it_configures 'mistral policies'
     end
   end
-
 end