diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 3463cc5d..c9634169 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class gnocchi::params {
   $metricd_service_name = 'gnocchi-metricd'
   $statsd_package_name  = 'gnocchi-statsd'
   $statsd_service_name  = 'gnocchi-statsd'
+  $group                = 'gnocchi'
 
   case $::osfamily {
     'RedHat': {
diff --git a/manifests/policy.pp b/manifests/policy.pp
index fe156652..899c1573 100644
--- a/manifests/policy.pp
+++ b/manifests/policy.pp
@@ -29,11 +29,14 @@ class gnocchi::policy (
 ) {
 
   include ::gnocchi::deps
+  include ::gnocchi::params
 
   validate_hash($policies)
 
   Openstacklib::Policy::Base {
-    file_path => $policy_path,
+    file_path  => $policy_path,
+    file_user  => 'root',
+    file_group => $::gnocchi::params::group,
   }
 
   create_resources('openstacklib::policy::base', $policies)
diff --git a/spec/classes/gnocchi_policy_spec.rb b/spec/classes/gnocchi_policy_spec.rb
index 409d4973..5d29b13a 100644
--- a/spec/classes/gnocchi_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/gnocchi_policy_spec.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ describe 'gnocchi::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 => 'gnocchi',
       })
       is_expected.to contain_oslo__policy('gnocchi_config').with(
         :policy_file => '/etc/gnocchi/policy.json',
@@ -34,8 +36,7 @@ describe 'gnocchi::policy' do
         facts.merge!(OSDefaults.get_facts())
       end
 
-      it_behaves_like 'gnocchi policies'
+      it_configures 'gnocchi policies'
     end
   end
-
 end