diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index e619849..7d2a22b 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -29,12 +29,13 @@
     state: absent
   when: not binary_file.stat.exists
 
-- name: create config dir
-  file:
-    path: "{{ sql_exporter_dirs.config_dir }}"
-    state: directory
-
-- name: create user
+- name: create sql_exporter group                   
+  group:                                            
+    name: "{{ sql_exporter_user_name }}"            
+    state: present                                  
+    system: true                                    
+                                                    
+- name: create sql_exporter user:
   user:
     name: "{{ sql_exporter_user_name }}"
     home: "/nonexistent"
@@ -42,6 +43,14 @@
     shell: "/bin/false"
     system: yes
 
+- name: create config dir
+  file:
+    path: "{{ sql_exporter_dirs.config_dir }}"
+    state: directory
+    owner: "{{ sql_exporter_user_name }}"
+    group: "{{ sql_exporter_user_name }}"
+    mode: 0750
+
 - name: create main config
   template:
     src: sql_exporter.yml.j2