diff --git a/salt/minion/cert/libvirtd/client.yml b/salt/minion/cert/libvirtd/client.yml
index bf0ce83..31c1b32 100644
--- a/salt/minion/cert/libvirtd/client.yml
+++ b/salt/minion/cert/libvirtd/client.yml
@@ -18,4 +18,7 @@
           key_usage: "digitalSignature,nonRepudiation,keyEncipherment"
           key_file: ${_param:libvirtd_client_ssl_key_file}
           cert_file: ${_param:libvirtd_client_ssl_cert_file}
-          ca_file: ${_param:libvirtd_ssl_ca_file}
\ No newline at end of file
+          ca_file: ${_param:libvirtd_ssl_ca_file}
+          user: root
+          group: nova
+          mode: 640