diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-setup b/src/freedombone-utils-setup
index 0be4fe65..7849cfea 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-setup
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-setup
@@ -646,6 +646,8 @@ function lockdown_permissions {
         chmod -R 600 /etc/letsencrypt
         chmod -R g=rX /etc/letsencrypt
     fi
+    chown -f root:root /etc/motd /etc/issue*
+    chmod -f 0444 /etc/motd /etc/issue*
 }
 
 function disable_core_dumps {