diff --git a/manifests/daemon.pp b/manifests/daemon.pp
index d3ea8d90..4329d479 100644
--- a/manifests/daemon.pp
+++ b/manifests/daemon.pp
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@
   Stdlib::Absolutepath $env_file_path     = $prometheus::env_file_path,
   Optional[String[1]] $extract_command    = $prometheus::extract_command,
   Stdlib::Absolutepath $extract_path      = '/opt',
-  Stdlib::Absolutepath $archive_bin_path  = "/opt/${name}-${version}.${os}-${arch}/${name}",
+  Stdlib::Absolutepath $install_path      = "/opt/${name}-${version}.${os}-${arch}",
+  Stdlib::Absolutepath $archive_bin_path  = "${install_path}/${name}",
   Boolean $export_scrape_job              = false,
   Stdlib::Host $scrape_host               = $facts['networking']['fqdn'],
   Optional[Stdlib::Port] $scrape_port     = undef,
@@ -83,17 +84,17 @@
   case $install_method {
     'url': {
       if $download_extension == '' {
-        file { "/opt/${name}-${version}.${os}-${arch}":
+        file { $install_path:
           ensure => directory,
           owner  => 'root',
           group  => 0, # 0 instead of root because OS X uses "wheel".
           mode   => '0755',
         }
-        -> archive { "/opt/${name}-${version}.${os}-${arch}/${name}":
+        -> archive { $archive_bin_path:
           ensure          => present,
           source          => $real_download_url,
           checksum_verify => false,
-          before          => File["/opt/${name}-${version}.${os}-${arch}/${name}"],
+          before          => File[$archive_bin_path],
         }
       } else {
         archive { "/tmp/${name}-${version}.${download_extension}":
@@ -108,9 +109,11 @@
           extract_command => $extract_command,
         }
       }
-      file { $archive_bin_path:
-        owner => 'root',
-        group => 0, # 0 instead of root because OS X uses "wheel".
+      exec { "/bin/chown root:0 -R ${install_path}":
+        command => "/bin/chown root:0 -R ${install_path}", # 0 instead of root because OS X uses "wheel".
+        onlyif  => "/usr/bin/test `/usr/bin/stat -c '%U' ${archive_bin_path}` != 'root'",
+      }
+      -> file { $archive_bin_path:
         mode  => '0555',
       }
       -> file { "${bin_dir}/${name}":
diff --git a/manifests/ipsec_exporter.pp b/manifests/ipsec_exporter.pp
index 6f4b20c6..ff548c8e 100644
--- a/manifests/ipsec_exporter.pp
+++ b/manifests/ipsec_exporter.pp
@@ -79,10 +79,12 @@
   if versioncmp ($version, '0.3.2') >= 0 {
     $release          = $version
     $archive_bin_path = undef  # use default
+    $install_path     = undef  # use default
   }
   else {
     $release          = "v${version}"
     $archive_bin_path = "/opt/ipsec_exporter-v${version}.${os}-${arch}"
+    $install_path     = "/opt/ipsec_exporter-v${version}.${os}-${arch}"
   }
   $real_download_url = pick($download_url,"${download_url_base}/download/v${version}/${package_name}-${release}.${os}-${arch}.${download_extension}")
 
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@
     real_download_url  => $real_download_url,
     bin_dir            => $bin_dir,
     archive_bin_path   => $archive_bin_path,
+    install_path       => $install_path,
     notify_service     => $notify_service,
     package_name       => $package_name,
     package_ensure     => $package_ensure,
diff --git a/manifests/nginx_prometheus_exporter.pp b/manifests/nginx_prometheus_exporter.pp
index 33f8cd94..653db477 100644
--- a/manifests/nginx_prometheus_exporter.pp
+++ b/manifests/nginx_prometheus_exporter.pp
@@ -114,6 +114,13 @@
       creates         => "${install_dir}/${package_name}",
       cleanup         => true,
     }
+    -> exec { "/bin/chown root:0 -R ${install_dir}":
+      command => "/bin/chown root:0 -R ${install_dir}",
+      onlyif  => "/usr/bin/test `/usr/bin/stat -c '%U' ${install_dir}/${service_name}` != 'root'",
+    }
+    -> file { "${install_dir}/${service_name}":
+      mode  => '0555',
+    }
     -> file { "${bin_dir}/${package_name}":
       ensure => link,
       notify => $notify_service,
diff --git a/manifests/postgres_exporter.pp b/manifests/postgres_exporter.pp
index 36c323b5..b72b176d 100644
--- a/manifests/postgres_exporter.pp
+++ b/manifests/postgres_exporter.pp
@@ -149,6 +149,13 @@
       creates         => "${install_dir}/${service_name}",
       cleanup         => true,
     }
+    -> exec { "/bin/chown root:0 -R ${install_dir}":
+      command => "/bin/chown root:0 -R ${install_dir}",
+      onlyif  => "/usr/bin/test `/usr/bin/stat -c '%U' ${install_dir}/${service_name}` != 'root'",
+    }
+    -> file { "${install_dir}/${service_name}":
+      mode  => '0555',
+    }
     -> file { "${bin_dir}/${service_name}":
       ensure => link,
       notify => $notify_service,
diff --git a/manifests/pushprox_client.pp b/manifests/pushprox_client.pp
index dd621b74..a471e702 100644
--- a/manifests/pushprox_client.pp
+++ b/manifests/pushprox_client.pp
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
     version            => $version,
     download_extension => $download_extension,
     archive_bin_path   => "/opt/PushProx-${version}.${os}-${arch}/pushprox-client",
+    install_path       => "/opt/PushProx-${version}.${os}-${arch}",
     os                 => $os,
     arch               => $arch,
     real_download_url  => $real_download_url,
diff --git a/manifests/pushprox_proxy.pp b/manifests/pushprox_proxy.pp
index 469ea440..63206dd8 100644
--- a/manifests/pushprox_proxy.pp
+++ b/manifests/pushprox_proxy.pp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     version            => $version,
     download_extension => $download_extension,
     archive_bin_path   => "/opt/PushProx-${version}.${os}-${arch}/pushprox-proxy",
+    install_path       => "/opt/PushProx-${version}.${os}-${arch}",
     os                 => $os,
     arch               => $arch,
     real_download_url  => $real_download_url,
diff --git a/manifests/redis_exporter.pp b/manifests/redis_exporter.pp
index 39e87c92..5ece2cde 100644
--- a/manifests/redis_exporter.pp
+++ b/manifests/redis_exporter.pp
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@
         creates         => "${install_dir}/${service_name}",
         cleanup         => true,
       }
+      -> exec { "/bin/chown root:0 -R ${install_dir}":
+        command => "/bin/chown root:0 -R ${install_dir}",
+        onlyif  => "/usr/bin/test `/usr/bin/stat -c '%U' ${install_dir}/${service_name}` != 'root'",
+      }
+      -> file { "${install_dir}/${service_name}":
+        mode  => '0555',
+      }
       -> file { "${bin_dir}/${service_name}":
         ensure => link,
         notify => $notify_service,
diff --git a/spec/defines/daemon_spec.rb b/spec/defines/daemon_spec.rb
index aa6da47c..2224b2ee 100644
--- a/spec/defines/daemon_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/daemon_spec.rb
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@
 
           it {
             expect(subject).to contain_file("/opt/smurf_exporter-#{parameters[:version]}.#{prom_os}-#{prom_arch}/smurf_exporter").with(
-              'owner' => 'root',
-              'group' => 0,
               'mode' => '0555'
             )
           }