diff --git a/ansible/roles/aodh/templates/aodh-api.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/aodh/templates/aodh-api.json.j2
index ced2d1b6d0..fc6b0b0815 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/aodh/templates/aodh-api.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/aodh/templates/aodh-api.json.j2
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
             "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/aodh.conf",
             "dest": "/etc/aodh/aodh.conf",
             "owner": "aodh",
-            "perm": "0644"
+            "perm": "0600"
         },
         {
             "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/wsgi-aodh.conf",
             "dest": "/etc/{{ aodh_dir }}/wsgi-aodh.conf",
-            "owner": "aodh",
-            "perm": "0644"
+            "owner": "root",
+            "perm": "0600"
         }
     ]
 }