diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/cl.check.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/cl.check.sh
index 66f991efa..f5b6e480e 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/cl.check.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/cl.check.sh
@@ -54,4 +54,13 @@ if [ $(grep -c "^feeadjuster" < ${CLCONF}) -gt 0 ];then
     rm -rf /home/bitcoin/${netprefix}cl-plugins-enabled/feeadjuster.py
     /home/admin/config.scripts/blitz.conf.sh set ${netprefix}feeadjuster "off"
   fi
-fi
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+fi
+
+if [ ${CHAIN} = "testnet" ]; then 
+  clrpcsubdir="/testnet"
+elif [ ${CHAIN} = "signet" ]; then 
+  clrpcsubdir="/signet"
+fi
+# make the lightning-rpc socket group readable
+chmod 770 /home/bitcoin/.lightning/bitcoin${clrpcsubdir}
+chmod 660 /home/bitcoin/.lightning/bitcoin${clrpcsubdir}/lightning-rpc
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