diff --git a/install/install_dependencies.debian.sh b/install/install_dependencies.debian.sh
index 3d359f37..bfe895f2 100755
--- a/install/install_dependencies.debian.sh
+++ b/install/install_dependencies.debian.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ fi
 # Install dependencies
 apt-get install -y \
     tini snmp ca-certificates curl libwww-perl arp-scan perl apt-utils cron sudo \
-    nginx-light php php-cgi php-fpm php-sqlite3 php-curl php-openssl sqlite3 dnsutils net-tools \
-    python3 python3-dev iproute2 nmap python3-pip zip systemctl usbutils traceroute nbtscan avahi avahi-tools openrc dbus build-essential git
+    nginx-light php php-cgi php-fpm php-sqlite3 php-curl sqlite3 dnsutils net-tools \
+    python3 python3-dev iproute2 nmap python3-pip zip usbutils traceroute nbtscan avahi-daemon avahi-utils openrc build-essential git
 
 # alternate dependencies
 sudo apt-get install nginx nginx-core mtr php-fpm php8.2-fpm php-cli php8.2 php8.2-sqlite3 -y
diff --git a/install/start.debian.sh b/install/start.debian.sh
index 6ec02274..db0bd58f 100755
--- a/install/start.debian.sh
+++ b/install/start.debian.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ fi
 
 # create symbolic link to the  install directory
 ln -s $INSTALL_PATH/front $WEB_UI_DIR
-# create symbolic link to NGINX configuaration coming with NetAlertX
+# create symbolic link to NGINX configuration coming with NetAlertX
 sudo ln -s "${INSTALL_PATH}/install/netalertx.debian.conf" /etc/nginx/conf.d/$NGINX_CONF_FILE
 
 # Use user-supplied port if set
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ fi
 
 # Create the execution_queue.log file if it doesn't exist
 touch "${INSTALL_DIR}"/log/{app.log,execution_queue.log,app_front.log,app.php_errors.log,stderr.log,stdout.log,db_is_locked.log}
-touch "${INSTALL_DIR}"/api/{user_notifications.json}
-
+touch "${INSTALL_DIR}"/api/user_notifications.json
 
 # Fixing file permissions
 echo "[INSTALL] Fixing file permissions"
+chown root:www-data "${INSTALL_DIR}"/api/user_notifications.json
 
 echo "[INSTALL] Fixing WEB_UI_DIR: ${WEB_UI_DIR}"