diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 11324ad6..56342165 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -363,8 +363,8 @@
 
   file { '/etc/dd-agent':
     ensure  => present,
-    owner   => 'root',
-    group   => 'root',
+    owner   => $dd_user,
+    group   => $dd_group,
     mode    => '0755',
     require => Package['datadog-agent'],
   }