diff --git a/deploy/django.sls b/deploy/django.sls
index 1a8716c16782fd86d8a7282b6b02c16edc69f547..53ece9e82a29d6aee4feced9637c15119d1bde4a 100644
--- a/deploy/django.sls
+++ b/deploy/django.sls
@@ -7,11 +7,21 @@ deploy_static_directory:
     - group: www-data
     - mode: 2775
 
+{% set group_members = [] %}
+{% for key in deploy.projects.keys() %}
+{% do group_members.append(key) %}
+{% endfor %}
+deploy_sqlite_group_with_members:
+  group.present:
+    - name: django_sqlite3
+    - system: True
+    - members: {{ group_members }}
+
 deploy_sqlite_directory:
   file.directory:
     - name: {{ deploy.config.sqlite_directory }}
     - user: root
-    - group: root
+    - group: django_sqlite3
     - mode: 2775
 
 {% for project_name, project_config in deploy.projects.items() if project_config.get('django', False) %}