diff --git a/puppet/zulip_ops/manifests/ksplice_uptrack.pp b/puppet/zulip_ops/manifests/ksplice_uptrack.pp
index ea53fac6ba..8f7f4b3a29 100644
--- a/puppet/zulip_ops/manifests/ksplice_uptrack.pp
+++ b/puppet/zulip_ops/manifests/ksplice_uptrack.pp
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ class zulip_ops::ksplice_uptrack {
     file { '/etc/uptrack':
       ensure => directory,
       owner  => 'root',
-      group  => 'adm',
-      mode   => '0750',
+      group  => 'root',
+      mode   => '0755',
     }
     file { '/etc/uptrack/uptrack.conf':
       ensure  => file,
       owner   => 'root',
-      group   => 'adm',
-      mode    => '0640',
+      group   => 'root',
+      mode    => '0644',
       content => template('zulip_ops/uptrack/uptrack.conf.erb'),
     }
     $setup_apt_repo_file = "${::zulip_scripts_path}/lib/setup-apt-repo"