diff --git a/tests/pillar/client_single.sls b/tests/pillar/client_single.sls
index 5daa71b..8ee6045 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/client_single.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/client_single.sls
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@
         format:
           name: TraditionalFormatWithPRI
           template: '"%syslogpriority% %syslogfacility% %timestamp:::date-rfc3339% %HOSTNAME% %syslogtag%%msg:::sp-if-no-1st-sp%%msg:::drop-last-lf%\n"'
+        file:
+          owner: root
+          group: root
+          createmode: 640