diff --git a/recipes/java_agent.rb b/recipes/java_agent.rb
index ecf4f99..b303138 100644
--- a/recipes/java_agent.rb
+++ b/recipes/java_agent.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   url "file:///#{node['appdynamics']['java_agent']['zip']}"
   path agent['install_dir']
   owner agent['owner']
+  group agent['group']
   action :put
 end
 
diff --git a/test/integration/java_agent/serverspec/java_agent_spec.rb b/test/integration/java_agent/serverspec/java_agent_spec.rb
index f9af6e9..96854c5 100644
--- a/test/integration/java_agent/serverspec/java_agent_spec.rb
+++ b/test/integration/java_agent/serverspec/java_agent_spec.rb
@@ -5,18 +5,21 @@
     expect(subject).to be_directory
   end
   it { should be_owned_by "#{$node['appdynamics']['java_agent']['owner']}" }
+  it { should be_writable.by "#{$node['appdynamics']['java_agent']['group']}" }
 end
 describe file("#{$node['appdynamics']['java_agent']['install_dir']}/javaagent") do
   it 'is a directory' do
     expect(subject).to be_directory
   end
   it { should be_owned_by "#{$node['appdynamics']['java_agent']['owner']}" }
+  it { should be_writable.by "#{$node['appdynamics']['java_agent']['group']}" }
 end
 describe file("#{$node['appdynamics']['java_agent']['install_dir']}/javaagent/conf/controller-info.xml") do
   it 'is a file' do
     expect(subject).to be_file
   end
   it { should be_owned_by "#{$node['appdynamics']['java_agent']['owner']}" }
+  it { should be_writable.by "#{$node['appdynamics']['java_agent']['group']}" }
   it { should contain "#{$node['appdynamics']['controller']['host']}" }
   it { should contain "#{$node['appdynamics']['controller']['port']}" }
   it { should contain "#{$node['appdynamics']['controller']['ssl']}" }
@@ -31,4 +34,5 @@
     expect(subject).to be_file
   end
   it { should be_owned_by "#{$node['appdynamics']['java_agent']['owner']}" }
+  it { should be_writable.by "#{$node['appdynamics']['java_agent']['group']}" }
 end