diff --git a/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL-prestart.sh b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL-prestart.sh
index 49b0f0d4..70405a0b 100755
--- a/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL-prestart.sh
+++ b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL-prestart.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ FTL_PID_FILE="$(getFTLConfigValue files.pid)"
 
 # Ensure that permissions are set so that pihole-FTL can edit all necessary files
 mkdir -p /var/log/pihole
-chown -R pihole:pihole /etc/pihole /var/log/pihole
+chown -R pihole:pihole /etc/pihole/ /var/log/pihole/
 # allow pihole to access subdirs in /etc/pihole (sets execution bit on dirs)
 find /etc/pihole/ /var/log/pihole/ -type d -exec chmod 0755 {} +
 # Set all files (except TLS-related ones) to u+rw g+r