diff --git a/includes/Clamp/ApacheCommand.php b/includes/Clamp/ApacheCommand.php
index 88c1113..3cc1a6b 100644
--- a/includes/Clamp/ApacheCommand.php
+++ b/includes/Clamp/ApacheCommand.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public function executeStart(array $args = array(), array $options = array())
             $this->preparePaths($options);
             exec($this->getConfig('$.apache.commands.httpd') . ' -f /dev/null ' . $this->buildParameters($options) . ' > /dev/null &');
             $this->waitFor($this->getPath($options['pidfile']));
+            exec('sudo chmod g+rwx ' . $this->getPath($options['pidfile']));
             $this->writeln('Apache server started', ConsoleKit\Colors::GREEN);
         }
         else {
@@ -32,4 +33,4 @@ public function executeStop(array $args = array(), array $options = array())
             $this->writeln('Apache server is not running', ConsoleKit\Colors::YELLOW);
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}