diff --git a/package/confd/confd.conf b/package/confd/confd.conf
index 36eaf683..34e37c72 100644
--- a/package/confd/confd.conf
+++ b/package/confd/confd.conf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ service name:confd log <run/bootstrap/success> \
 run name:startup log:prio:user.notice norestart <pid/confd> \
 	[S] /usr/libexec/confd/load startup-config \
 	-- Loading startup-config
-task chown admin:wheel /cfg/startup-config.cfg --
+task [S] <pid/confd> chown admin:wheel /cfg/startup-config.cfg --
 
 # Run if loading startup-config fails for some reason
 run name:failure log:prio:user.critical norestart <pid/confd> if:<run/startup/failure> \