diff --git a/scripts/includes/common.sh b/scripts/includes/common.sh
index 71d25336..dbda10ff 100644
--- a/scripts/includes/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/includes/common.sh
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ configure_st2_cli_config() {
   # Configure CLI config (write credentials for the root user and user which ran the script)
   ROOT_USER="root"
   CURRENT_USER=$(whoami)
+  CURRENT_GROUP=$(id -gn)
 
   ROOT_HOME=$(eval echo ~${ROOT_USER})
   : "${HOME:=$(eval echo ~${CURRENT_USER})}"
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ password = ${PASSWORD}
 EOT"
 
   # Fix the permissions
-  sudo chown -R ${CURRENT_USER}:${CURRENT_USER} ${CURRENT_USER_CLI_CONFIG_DIRECTORY}
+  sudo chown -R ${CURRENT_USER}:${CURRENT_GROUP} ${CURRENT_USER_CLI_CONFIG_DIRECTORY}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/st2bootstrap-deb.sh b/scripts/st2bootstrap-deb.sh
index 03ae4262..dbd1dd47 100644
--- a/scripts/st2bootstrap-deb.sh
+++ b/scripts/st2bootstrap-deb.sh
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ configure_st2_cli_config() {
   # Configure CLI config (write credentials for the root user and user which ran the script)
   ROOT_USER="root"
   CURRENT_USER=$(whoami)
+  CURRENT_GROUP=$(id -gn)
 
   ROOT_HOME=$(eval echo ~${ROOT_USER})
   : "${HOME:=$(eval echo ~${CURRENT_USER})}"
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ password = ${PASSWORD}
 EOT"
 
   # Fix the permissions
-  sudo chown -R ${CURRENT_USER}:${CURRENT_USER} ${CURRENT_USER_CLI_CONFIG_DIRECTORY}
+  sudo chown -R ${CURRENT_USER}:${CURRENT_GROUP} ${CURRENT_USER_CLI_CONFIG_DIRECTORY}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/st2bootstrap-el7.sh b/scripts/st2bootstrap-el7.sh
index 1b65a0d9..a4cf7d6b 100644
--- a/scripts/st2bootstrap-el7.sh
+++ b/scripts/st2bootstrap-el7.sh
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ configure_st2_cli_config() {
   # Configure CLI config (write credentials for the root user and user which ran the script)
   ROOT_USER="root"
   CURRENT_USER=$(whoami)
+  CURRENT_GROUP=$(id -gn)
 
   ROOT_HOME=$(eval echo ~${ROOT_USER})
   : "${HOME:=$(eval echo ~${CURRENT_USER})}"
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ password = ${PASSWORD}
 EOT"
 
   # Fix the permissions
-  sudo chown -R ${CURRENT_USER}:${CURRENT_USER} ${CURRENT_USER_CLI_CONFIG_DIRECTORY}
+  sudo chown -R ${CURRENT_USER}:${CURRENT_GROUP} ${CURRENT_USER_CLI_CONFIG_DIRECTORY}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/st2bootstrap-el8.sh b/scripts/st2bootstrap-el8.sh
index d286ca97..07ef6735 100644
--- a/scripts/st2bootstrap-el8.sh
+++ b/scripts/st2bootstrap-el8.sh
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ configure_st2_cli_config() {
   # Configure CLI config (write credentials for the root user and user which ran the script)
   ROOT_USER="root"
   CURRENT_USER=$(whoami)
+  CURRENT_GROUP=$(id -gn)
 
   ROOT_HOME=$(eval echo ~${ROOT_USER})
   : "${HOME:=$(eval echo ~${CURRENT_USER})}"
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ password = ${PASSWORD}
 EOT"
 
   # Fix the permissions
-  sudo chown -R ${CURRENT_USER}:${CURRENT_USER} ${CURRENT_USER_CLI_CONFIG_DIRECTORY}
+  sudo chown -R ${CURRENT_USER}:${CURRENT_GROUP} ${CURRENT_USER_CLI_CONFIG_DIRECTORY}
 }