diff --git a/sysutils/nut/pkg-descr b/sysutils/nut/pkg-descr
index 81bf4f70d..b197d02b2 100644
--- a/sysutils/nut/pkg-descr
+++ b/sysutils/nut/pkg-descr
@@ -5,3 +5,12 @@ and Solar Controllers.
NUT provides many control and monitoring features, with a uniform control
and management interface.
+
+Plugin Changelog
+----------------
+
+1.6
+
+* Add QX driver support
+* Add snmp-ups driver support
+* Fixed permissions in blazer_ser driver
diff --git a/sysutils/nut/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Nut/forms/settings.xml b/sysutils/nut/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Nut/forms/settings.xml
index c6c02f79b..1aa412dac 100644
--- a/sysutils/nut/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Nut/forms/settings.xml
+++ b/sysutils/nut/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Nut/forms/settings.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
nut.blazerser.enable
checkbox
- Enable the BlazerSerial driver.
+ Enable the BlazerSerial driver. Please be aware that this driver needs to run nut-tools as root.
nut.blazerser.args
diff --git a/sysutils/nut/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Nut/ups.conf b/sysutils/nut/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Nut/ups.conf
index 20d94a1e9..223006f2e 100644
--- a/sysutils/nut/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Nut/ups.conf
+++ b/sysutils/nut/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Nut/ups.conf
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ driver=blazer_usb
{% endif %}
{% endif %}
{% if helpers.exists('OPNsense.Nut.blazerser.enable') and OPNsense.Nut.blazerser.enable == '1' %}
+user=root
[{{ OPNsense.Nut.general.name }}]
driver=blazer_ser
{% if helpers.exists('OPNsense.Nut.blazerser.args') and OPNsense.Nut.blazerser.args != '' %}