diff --git a/ansible/roles/zun/templates/zun-api.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/zun/templates/zun-api.json.j2
index 99322c93f0..8b161c2565 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/zun/templates/zun-api.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/zun/templates/zun-api.json.j2
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         {
             "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/wsgi-zun.conf",
             "dest": "/etc/{{ zun_dir }}/wsgi-zun.conf",
-            "owner": "root",
+            "owner": "zun",
             "perm": "0600"
         }{% if zun_policy_file is defined %},
         {