diff --git a/ansible/roles/rally/templates/rally.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/rally/templates/rally.json.j2
index c7c2d0217c..3c656054d7 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/rally/templates/rally.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/rally/templates/rally.json.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         {
             "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/rally.conf",
             "dest": "/etc/rally/rally.conf",
-            "owner": "root",
+            "owner": "rally",
             "perm": "0600"
         }
     ]