diff --git a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-inspector.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-inspector.json.j2
index a15f2939e1..c04e7c6b1a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-inspector.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-inspector.json.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         {
             "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/ironic.conf",
             "dest": "/etc/ironic/ironic.conf",
-            "owner": "root",
+            "owner": "ironic",
             "perm": "0600"
         }
     ]