diff --git a/scripts/zmpkg.pl.z b/scripts/zmpkg.pl.z
index 164c33cba..947d157d4 100755
--- a/scripts/zmpkg.pl.z
+++ b/scripts/zmpkg.pl.z
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ use constant ZM_PATH_WEB => "<from zmconfig>";
 use constant ZM_PATH_CGI => "<from zmconfig>";
 use constant ZM_PATH_LOGS => "<from zmconfig>";
 use constant ZM_WEB_USER => "<from zmconfig>";
+use constant ZM_WEB_GROUP => "<from zmconfig>";
 use constant ZM_DB_SERVER => "<from zmconfig>";
 use constant ZM_DB_NAME => "<from zmconfig>";
 use constant ZM_DB_USERA => "<from zmconfig>";
@@ -87,6 +88,13 @@ open( STDERR, ">&LOG" ) || die( "Can't dup stderr: $!" );
 select( STDERR ); $| = 1;
 select( LOG ); $| = 1;
 
+my $web_uid = (getpwnam( ZM_WEB_USER ))[2];
+my $web_gid = (getgrnam( ZM_WEB_GROUP ))[2];
+if ( $> != $web_uid )
+{
+	chown( $web_uid, $web_gid, $log_file ) or die( "Can't change permissions on log file: $!" )
+}
+
 my $status = execute( ZM_PATH_BIN."/zmdc.pl check" );
 my $retval = 0;