diff --git a/roles/distgit/pagure/tasks/main.yml b/roles/distgit/pagure/tasks/main.yml
index cf716475d9..6a1c8eeca1 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/pagure/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/distgit/pagure/tasks/main.yml
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
 - name: Add SAR script for pagure
   copy: src=../../pagure/frontend/files/pagure_sar.py
         dest=/usr/local/bin/pagure_sar.py
-        owner=git mode=0700
+        owner=root mode=0700
   tags:
   - SAR
   - GDPR