diff --git a/tasks/config_tftpd.yml b/tasks/config_tftpd.yml
index e077a9e..cdd49e4 100644
--- a/tasks/config_tftpd.yml
+++ b/tasks/config_tftpd.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   file:
     dest: "{{ tftp_directory }}"
     state: directory
+    owner: tftp
+    group: tftp
 
 - name: config_tftpd | configuring tftpd
   template: