diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index 1e87b943..7dbdc596 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -1908,6 +1908,9 @@ installPihole() {
             chmod a+rx /var/www/html
             # Give pihole access to the Web server group
             usermod -a -G ${LIGHTTPD_GROUP} pihole
+            # Give lighttpd access to the pihole group so the web interface can
+            # manage the gravity.db database
+            usermod -a -G pihole ${LIGHTTPD_USER}
             # If the lighttpd command is executable,
             if is_command lighty-enable-mod ; then
                 # enable fastcgi and fastcgi-php
diff --git a/gravity.sh b/gravity.sh
index f9ecc1d1..1ad43df1 100755
--- a/gravity.sh
+++ b/gravity.sh
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ fi
 # Generate new sqlite3 file from schema template
 generate_gravity_database() {
   sqlite3 "${gravityDBfile}" < "${gravityDBschema}"
+
+  # Ensure proper permissions are set for the newly created database
+  chown pihole:pihole "${gravityDBfile}"
+  chmod g+w "${piholeDir}" "${gravityDBfile}"
 }
 
 # Import domains from file and store them in the specified database table