diff --git a/diskimage-builder/elements/nginx/element-deps b/diskimage-builder/elements/nginx/element-deps
index 7076aba..f59cb68 100644
--- a/diskimage-builder/elements/nginx/element-deps
+++ b/diskimage-builder/elements/nginx/element-deps
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 package-installs
+astara
diff --git a/diskimage-builder/elements/nginx/post-install.d/99-disable-default-nginx b/diskimage-builder/elements/nginx/post-install.d/99-set-nginx-sites-enabled
similarity index 83%
rename from diskimage-builder/elements/nginx/post-install.d/99-disable-default-nginx
rename to diskimage-builder/elements/nginx/post-install.d/99-set-nginx-sites-enabled
index 2f09699..3c0bdf1 100755
--- a/diskimage-builder/elements/nginx/post-install.d/99-disable-default-nginx
+++ b/diskimage-builder/elements/nginx/post-install.d/99-set-nginx-sites-enabled
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@
 # under the License.
 
 rm -rf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
+
+# astara API appliance runs as gunicorn user and needs to create files here
+chown gunicorn.gunicorn /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/mitaka.rst b/releasenotes/source/mitaka.rst
index 07efd8a..ff9fd26 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/mitaka.rst
+++ b/releasenotes/source/mitaka.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ==========================================================
- Astara Appliance Mitaka Series Release Notes (UNRELEASED)
+ Astara Appliance Mitaka Series Release Notes
 ==========================================================
 
 .. release-notes::