diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index 7894a60..4607ff5 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -57,3 +57,16 @@ zuul_git_version: master
 zuul_install_method: git
 
 zuul_pip_version:
+
+# tasks/service.yaml
+zuul_file_zuul_merger_service_dest: /etc/systemd/system
+zuul_file_zuul_merger_service_group: root
+zuul_file_zuul_merger_service_mode: "0644"
+zuul_file_zuul_merger_service_owner: root
+zuul_file_zuul_merger_service_src: ../../files/etc/systemd/system/zuul-merger.service
+
+zuul_file_zuul_server_service_dest: /etc/systemd/system
+zuul_file_zuul_server_service_group: root
+zuul_file_zuul_server_service_mode: "0644"
+zuul_file_zuul_server_service_owner: root
+zuul_file_zuul_server_service_src: ../../files/etc/systemd/system/zuul-server.service
diff --git a/files/zuul-merger.service b/files/etc/systemd/system/zuul-merger.service
similarity index 100%
rename from files/zuul-merger.service
rename to files/etc/systemd/system/zuul-merger.service
diff --git a/files/zuul-server.service b/files/etc/systemd/system/zuul-server.service
similarity index 100%
rename from files/zuul-server.service
rename to files/etc/systemd/system/zuul-server.service
diff --git a/tasks/service/redhat.yaml b/tasks/service/redhat.yaml
index eab83f4..06ed918 100644
--- a/tasks/service/redhat.yaml
+++ b/tasks/service/redhat.yaml
@@ -14,13 +14,19 @@
 ---
 - name: Copy systemd file into place for zuul-merger.
   copy:
-    dest: /etc/systemd/system
-    src: ../../files/zuul-merger.service
+    dest: "{{ zuul_file_zuul_merger_service_dest }}"
+    group: "{{ zuul_file_zuul_merger_service_group }}"
+    mode: "{{ zuul_file_zuul_merger_service_mode }}"
+    owner: "{{ zuul_file_zuul_merger_service_owner }}"
+    src: "{{ zuul_file_zuul_merger_service_src }}"
 
 - name: Copy systemd file into place for zuul-server.
   copy:
-    dest: /etc/systemd/system
-    src: ../../files/zuul-server.service
+    dest: "{{ zuul_file_zuul_server_service_dest }}"
+    group: "{{ zuul_file_zuul_server_service_group }}"
+    mode: "{{ zuul_file_zuul_server_service_mode }}"
+    owner: "{{ zuul_file_zuul_server_service_owner }}"
+    src: "{{ zuul_file_zuul_server_service_src }}"
 
 - name: Copy sysconfig file into place.
   copy:
diff --git a/tests/test.yaml b/tests/test.yaml
index 13c9801..a362cee 100644
--- a/tests/test.yaml
+++ b/tests/test.yaml
@@ -84,3 +84,31 @@
       shell: "ls -1 /etc/zuul/config | wc -l"
       register: result
       failed_when: result.stdout != "0"
+
+    - name: Register /etc/systemd/system/zuul-merger.service
+      stat:
+        path: /etc/systemd/system/zuul-merger.service
+      register: zuul_merger_service_stat
+
+    - name: Assert zuul_merger_service_stat tests.
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - zuul_merger_service_stat.stat.exists
+          - zuul_merger_service_stat.stat.isreg
+          - zuul_merger_service_stat.stat.pw_name == 'root'
+          - zuul_merger_service_stat.stat.gr_name == 'root'
+          - zuul_merger_service_stat.stat.mode == '0644'
+
+    - name: Register /etc/systemd/system/zuul-server.service
+      stat:
+        path: /etc/systemd/system/zuul-server.service
+      register: zuul_server_service_stat
+
+    - name: Assert zuul_server_service_stat tests.
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - zuul_server_service_stat.stat.exists
+          - zuul_server_service_stat.stat.isreg
+          - zuul_server_service_stat.stat.pw_name == 'root'
+          - zuul_server_service_stat.stat.gr_name == 'root'
+          - zuul_server_service_stat.stat.mode == '0644'