diff --git a/scripts/start.sh b/scripts/start.sh
index ee6e1de1..59544b00 100644
--- a/scripts/start.sh
+++ b/scripts/start.sh
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ if [[ ${CLUSTERING} =~ [Tt][Rr][Uu][Ee] ]]; then
   if [[ -z "${EXISTING_DATA_DIR}" ]];then
     if [[ ! -d "${CLUSTER_CONFIG_DIR}" ]];then
         create_dir "${CLUSTER_CONFIG_DIR}"
+        chown -R "${USER_NAME}":"${GEO_GROUP_NAME}" "${CLUSTER_CONFIG_DIR}"
     fi
     if [[  ${DB_BACKEND} =~ [Pp][Oo][Ss][Tt][Gg][Rr][Ee][Ss] ]];then
       postgres_ssl_setup