diff --git a/utils/tang/Makefile b/utils/tang/Makefile
index f7e6d04b16..89af1cbe65 100644
--- a/utils/tang/Makefile
+++ b/utils/tang/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=tang
 PKG_VERSION:=14
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/latchset/$(PKG_NAME)/releases/download/v$(PKG_VERSION)/
diff --git a/utils/tang/files/tang.init b/utils/tang/files/tang.init
index ea4045f2e1..efcd3f2ccf 100644
--- a/utils/tang/files/tang.init
+++ b/utils/tang/files/tang.init
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ start_service() {
 	if [ -z "${KEYS}" ] || [ "${KEYS}" = "0" ]; then # if db is empty generate new key pair
 		mkdir -p /usr/share/tang/db
 		/usr/sbin/tangd-keygen /usr/share/tang/db
+		chown -R tang /usr/share/tang/db
 	fi
 
 	config_load "tang"