diff --git a/apps/blockchain-node/src/aitbc_chain/database.py b/apps/blockchain-node/src/aitbc_chain/database.py
index c694da5f..d249a708 100755
--- a/apps/blockchain-node/src/aitbc_chain/database.py
+++ b/apps/blockchain-node/src/aitbc_chain/database.py
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ def init_db() -> None:
         # If tables already exist, that's okay
         if "already exists" not in str(e):
             raise
-    # Set restrictive file permissions on database file and WAL files
+    # Set permissive file permissions on database file to handle filesystem restrictions
     if settings.db_path.exists():
         try:
-            os.chmod(settings.db_path, stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR)  # Read/write for owner only
+            os.chmod(settings.db_path, stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR | stat.S_IRGRP | stat.S_IWGRP | stat.S_IROTH | stat.S_IWOTH)  # Read/write for all
         except OSError:
             # Ignore permission errors (e.g., read-only filesystem in containers)
             pass
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ def init_db() -> None:
         wal_wal = settings.db_path.with_suffix('.db-wal')
         if wal_shm.exists():
             try:
-                os.chmod(wal_shm, stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR)
+                os.chmod(wal_shm, stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR | stat.S_IRGRP | stat.S_IWGRP | stat.S_IROTH | stat.S_IWOTH)
             except OSError:
                 pass
         if wal_wal.exists():
             try:
-                os.chmod(wal_wal, stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR)
+                os.chmod(wal_wal, stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR | stat.S_IRGRP | stat.S_IWGRP | stat.S_IROTH | stat.S_IWOTH)
             except OSError:
                 pass
 
diff --git a/systemd/aitbc-agent-daemon.service b/systemd/aitbc-agent-daemon.service
index f62efe3b..0906864d 100644
--- a/systemd/aitbc-agent-daemon.service
+++ b/systemd/aitbc-agent-daemon.service
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ExecStart=/opt/aitbc/venv/bin/python /opt/aitbc/services/agent_daemon.py \
     --address ait1d18e286fc0c12888aca94732b5507c8787af71a5 \
     --password-file /opt/aitbc/.agent_daemon_password \
     --keystore-dir /var/lib/aitbc/keystore \
-    --db-path /var/lib/aitbc/data/ait-mainnet/chain.db \
+    --db-path /var/lib/aitbc/data/chain.db \
     --rpc-url http://localhost:8006 \
     --poll-interval 2 \
     --reply-message pong \