diff --git a/updatemaster.sh b/updatemaster.sh
index 39f599ae8..8ee321d7a 100644
--- a/updatemaster.sh
+++ b/updatemaster.sh
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ git clone https://github.com/TOoSmOotH/securityonion-saltstack.git
 cd securityonion-saltstack
 rsync -a pillar /opt/so/saltstack/
 rsync -a --exclude-from 'exclude-list.txt' salt /opt/so/saltstack/
+chown -R socore:socore /opt/so
+chmod 755 /opt/so/saltstack/pillar/firewall/addfirewall.sh