diff --git a/loc_api/libloc_api_50001/loc_eng_dmn_conn.cpp b/loc_api/libloc_api_50001/loc_eng_dmn_conn.cpp
index f01402a1..112d30f3 100755
--- a/loc_api/libloc_api_50001/loc_eng_dmn_conn.cpp
+++ b/loc_api/libloc_api_50001/loc_eng_dmn_conn.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ static int loc_api_server_proc_init(void *context)
        result = chown (global_loc_api_q_path, -1, gps_group->gr_gid);
        if (result != 0)
        {
-          LOC_LOGE("chown for pipe failed, gid = %d, result = %d, error = %s\n", gps_group->gr_gid, result, strerror(errno));
+          LOC_LOGE("chown for pipe failed, pipe %s, gid = %d, result = %d, error = %s\n",
+                   global_loc_api_q_path, gps_group->gr_gid, result, strerror(errno));
        }
     }
     else
@@ -81,6 +82,25 @@ static int loc_api_server_proc_init(void *context)
     }
 
     loc_api_resp_msgqid = loc_eng_dmn_conn_glue_msgget(global_loc_api_resp_q_path, O_RDWR);
+
+    //change mode/group for the global_loc_api_resp_q_path pipe
+    result = chmod (global_loc_api_resp_q_path, 0660);
+    if (result != 0)
+    {
+        LOC_LOGE("failed to change mode for %s, error = %s\n", global_loc_api_resp_q_path, strerror(errno));
+    }
+
+    if (gps_group != NULL)
+    {
+       result = chown (global_loc_api_resp_q_path, -1, gps_group->gr_gid);
+       if (result != 0)
+       {
+          LOC_LOGE("chown for pipe failed, pipe %s, gid = %d, result = %d, error = %s\n",
+                   global_loc_api_resp_q_path,
+                   gps_group->gr_gid, result, strerror(errno));
+       }
+    }
+
     quipc_msgqid = loc_eng_dmn_conn_glue_msgget(global_quipc_ctrl_q_path, O_RDWR);
     msapm_msgqid = loc_eng_dmn_conn_glue_msgget(global_msapm_ctrl_q_path , O_RDWR);
     msapu_msgqid = loc_eng_dmn_conn_glue_msgget(global_msapu_ctrl_q_path , O_RDWR);