diff --git a/services/fail2ban.nix b/services/fail2ban.nix
index 1002c336..e7a12e14 100644
--- a/services/fail2ban.nix
+++ b/services/fail2ban.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
 
   # The SystemD Unit file configuration
   systemd.services.fail2ban = {
-    postStart = "chown root:telegraf /var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.socket";
+    postStart = "chmod o+r /var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.socket";
   };
 }
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