diff --git a/roles/nrpe/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nrpe/tasks/main.yml
index 79cac97..942687a 100644
--- a/roles/nrpe/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nrpe/tasks/main.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     src: "nrpe_local.cfg.j2"
     dest: "{{ nrpe_server_dir }}/nrpe_local.cfg"
     owner: root
-    group: root
+    group: nagios
     mode: "0640"
   notify: restart nrpe service
   tags: