diff --git a/production/newsyslog-mempool-backend.conf b/production/newsyslog-mempool-backend.conf
index 5c96da47a..df0ae9c47 100644
--- a/production/newsyslog-mempool-backend.conf
+++ b/production/newsyslog-mempool-backend.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-/var/log/mempool			640  10	   *	@T00	C
-/var/log/mempool.debug			640  10	   *	@T00	C
+/var/log/mempool			644  10	   *	@T00	C
+/var/log/mempool.debug			644  10	   *	@T00	C