diff --git a/app-admin/logstash-bin/files/logstash.initd b/app-admin/logstash-bin/files/logstash.initd
index 0a0f7ad..21f279a 100644
--- a/app-admin/logstash-bin/files/logstash.initd
+++ b/app-admin/logstash-bin/files/logstash.initd
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ start_pre() {
 	local d
 	for d in "${LS_INSTALL_DIR}/data" "$(dirname "${pidfile}")" "${LS_LOG_DIR}"; do
 		checkpath -d -o "${LS_USER}":"${LS_GROUP}" -m750 "$d"
-		chown -R "${LS_USER}":"${LS_GROUP}" "$d"
 	done
 
 }
diff --git a/app-admin/logstash-bin/logstash-bin-5.4.3-r1.ebuild b/app-admin/logstash-bin/logstash-bin-5.4.3-r1.ebuild
index f8c948c..1282312 100644
--- a/app-admin/logstash-bin/logstash-bin-5.4.3-r1.ebuild
+++ b/app-admin/logstash-bin/logstash-bin-5.4.3-r1.ebuild
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ src_install() {
 pkg_postinst() {
 	ewarn "The default user changed from root to ${MY_PN}. If you wish to run as root (for"
 	ewarn "example to read local logs), be sure to change LS_USER and LS_GROUP in"
-	ewarn "${EROOT%/}/etc/conf.d/${MY_PN}"
+	ewarn "${EROOT%/}/etc/conf.d/${MY_PN}. Please ensure proper	permissions for both input"
+	ewarn "and output files, including its own logs."
 	ewarn
 	ewarn "Self installed plugins are removed during Logstash upgrades (Bug #622602)"
 	ewarn "Install the plugins via eselect module that will automatically re-install"