diff --git a/qbittorrent/qbittorrent.init b/qbittorrent/qbittorrent.init
index a71b802..7a0736d 100644
--- a/qbittorrent/qbittorrent.init
+++ b/qbittorrent/qbittorrent.init
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ do_start()
         	if [ -f $QBTLOGPATH$QBTLOG ];
                 	then
 				chown $USER:$GROUP $QBTLOGPATH$QBTLOG
+				chmod 775 $QBTLOGPATH$QBTLOG
                         	echo "Logfile created. Logging to $QBTLOGPATH$QBTLOG"
 	                else
         	                echo "Couldn't create logfile $QBTLOGPATH$QBTLOG. Please investigate."