diff --git a/ansible/roles/barbican/templates/barbican-api.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/barbican/templates/barbican-api.json.j2
index 8eb678dd67..2b022690df 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/barbican/templates/barbican-api.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/barbican/templates/barbican-api.json.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         {
             "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/barbican.conf",
             "dest": "/etc/barbican/barbican.conf",
-            "owner": "root",
+            "owner": "barbican",
             "perm": "0600"
         }
     ]
diff --git a/ansible/roles/barbican/templates/barbican-keystone-listener.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/barbican/templates/barbican-keystone-listener.json.j2
index f9f986b500..cb7cb3e210 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/barbican/templates/barbican-keystone-listener.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/barbican/templates/barbican-keystone-listener.json.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         {
             "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/barbican.conf",
             "dest": "/etc/barbican/barbican.conf",
-            "owner": "root",
+            "owner": "barbican",
             "perm": "0600"
         }
     ]
diff --git a/ansible/roles/barbican/templates/barbican-worker.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/barbican/templates/barbican-worker.json.j2
index 26c660e7c6..861cd6c7f0 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/barbican/templates/barbican-worker.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/barbican/templates/barbican-worker.json.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         {
             "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/barbican.conf",
             "dest": "/etc/barbican/barbican.conf",
-            "owner": "root",
+            "owner": "barbican",
             "perm": "0600"
         }
     ]