diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/interfaces/bmcweb.bb b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/interfaces/bmcweb.bb
index f9019af..26206ff 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/interfaces/bmcweb.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/interfaces/bmcweb.bb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 # add a user called httpd for the server to assume
 USERADD_PARAM_${PN} = "-r -s /usr/sbin/nologin bmcweb"
+GROUPADD_PARAM_${PN} = "web; redfish"
 
 LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENCE;md5=a6a4edad4aed50f39a66d098d74b265b"