diff --git a/ansible/roles/chrony/templates/chrony.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/chrony/templates/chrony.json.j2
index c0875524a6..f082b6d897 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/chrony/templates/chrony.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/chrony/templates/chrony.json.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         {
             "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/chrony.conf",
             "dest": "/etc/chrony/chrony.conf",
-            "owner": "root",
+            "owner": "chrony",
             "perm": "0644"
         }
     ]