diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index df5d368..a114af7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 ### Added
 * Add an example Arbitrator config (see README)
 
+### Fixed
+* Fix Arbitrator service unable to read config file
+
 ## [3.0.0]
 This is a new major release. It supports the two most recent (long-term)
 versions of Codership Galera, Percona XtraDB and MariaDB. Older versions may
diff --git a/manifests/arbitrator.pp b/manifests/arbitrator.pp
index 9665517..92176b4 100644
--- a/manifests/arbitrator.pp
+++ b/manifests/arbitrator.pp
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 
   file { 'arbitrator-config-file':
     path    => $config_file,
-    mode    => '0600',
+    mode    => '0640',
+    owner   => 'root',
+    group   => 'nobody',
     content => epp($galera::arbitrator_template),
     require => [Package[$package_name]],
   }