diff --git a/crates/core/tedge/src/cli/connect/command.rs b/crates/core/tedge/src/cli/connect/command.rs
index b6090833f35..a9145f98b18 100644
--- a/crates/core/tedge/src/cli/connect/command.rs
+++ b/crates/core/tedge/src/cli/connect/command.rs
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ fn restart_mosquitto(
         &bridge_config.bridge_keyfile,
     ] {
         // TODO maybe ignore errors here
-        tedge_utils::file::change_user_and_group(dbg!(path.as_ref()), user, group).unwrap();
+        tedge_utils::file::change_user_and_group(path.as_ref(), user, group).unwrap();
     }
 
     if let Err(err) = service_manager.restart_service(SystemService::Mosquitto) {