diff --git a/nifi-bootstrap/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/bootstrap/RunNiFi.java b/nifi-bootstrap/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/bootstrap/RunNiFi.java
index 270ba48906..437493e4c2 100644
--- a/nifi-bootstrap/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/bootstrap/RunNiFi.java
+++ b/nifi-bootstrap/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/bootstrap/RunNiFi.java
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ import java.nio.file.attribute.PosixFilePermission;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.Condition;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.Lock;
@@ -217,7 +219,10 @@ public class RunNiFi {
 	    }
 
 	    try {
-	        Files.setPosixFilePermissions(statusFile.toPath(), Collections.singleton(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_READ));
+	        final Set<PosixFilePermission> perms = new HashSet<>();
+	        perms.add(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_READ);
+	        perms.add(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_WRITE);
+	        Files.setPosixFilePermissions(statusFile.toPath(), perms);
 	    } catch (final Exception e) {
 	        logger.warning("Failed to set permissions so that only the owner can read status file " + statusFile + "; this may allows others to have access to the key needed to communicate with NiFi. Permissions should be changed so that only the owner can read this file");
 	    }