diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-etherpad b/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
index 2ec7620f..f03c4baa 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ function install_etherpad {
     if [ -f /etc/ssl/private/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}.key ]; then
         chown etherpad: /etc/ssl/private/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}.key
     fi
+    usermod -a -G ssl-cert etherpad
 
     # Ensure that the database gets backed up locally, if remote
     # backups are not being used