diff --git a/service/matter-netman/Makefile b/service/matter-netman/Makefile
index a38e237..c4c8e7f 100644
--- a/service/matter-netman/Makefile
+++ b/service/matter-netman/Makefile
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ PKG_SOURCE_SUBMODULES:=\
   third_party/nlio/repo
 
 # Hash can be regenerated with make package/matter-netman/check FIXUP=1
-PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2024-08-03
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=44afdd2d7206a3d4689fb2d73a67cc30ac2ac4bf
-PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=5605a714f0fd7de8d3528d81c367a3a7f886ea49dec4eac0de0bb3d74376d51f
+PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2024-08-13
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=8eccf68b82022881dfeded94259156433e072183
+PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=672eecb49d071757ec0c63834217394c9171cd13d2858f613c7184edc9093cb2
 
 # Use local source dir for development
 # USE_SOURCE_DIR:=$(HOME)/workspace/connectedhomeip
@@ -41,13 +41,14 @@ PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=gn/host
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
+# Hard-code uid/gid due to https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/issues/13927
 define Package/matter-netman
   SECTION:=net
   CATEGORY:=Network
   TITLE:=Matter Network Infrastructure Manager Daemon
   URL:=https://github.com/project-chip/connectedhomeip
   DEPENDS:=+libstdcpp +libatomic +libopenssl
-  USERID:=matter:matter
+  USERID:=matter=5540:matter=5540
 endef
 
 define Package/matter-netman/description
@@ -61,9 +62,6 @@ ifeq ($(DUMP)$(filter SUBMODULES:=,$(Download/Defaults)),)
 $(error PKG_SOURCE_SUBMODULES is not supported, ensure https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/13000 is included in your OpenWrt buildroot)
 endif
 
-# https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/issues/13016
-TARGET_CXXFLAGS += -Wno-format-nonliteral
-
 # The build environment contains host tools that can be shared between targets
 CHIP_BUILD_ENV_DIR:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/share/chip-build-env
 OUT_DIR:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/out/openwrt
@@ -74,12 +72,25 @@ define Build/Configure
 			--build-env-dir="$(CHIP_BUILD_ENV_DIR)" \
 			--project=examples/network-manager-app/linux \
 			--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+			--logging-backend=syslog \
 			--enable-wifi=no \
 			--enable-openthread=no \
 			--enable-network-layer-ble=no \
-			--enable-tracing-support=no
+			--enable-tracing-support=no \
+			--enable-transport-trace=no \
+			--use-data-model-interface=disabled
 endef
 
+# https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/issues/13016
+TARGET_CFLAGS += -Wno-format-nonliteral
+
+TARGET_CFLAGS += \
+	-DCHIP_SYSLOG_IDENT=\"matter\"
+	-DCHIP_CONFIG_KVS_PATH=\"/etc/matter/chip_kvs.ini\" \
+	-DFATCONFDIR=\"/etc/matter\" \
+	-DSYSCONFDIR=\"/etc/matter\" \
+	-DLOCALSTATEDIR=\"/etc/matter\"
+
 define Build/Compile
 	$(NINJA) -C $(OUT_DIR) matter-network-manager-app
 endef
diff --git a/service/matter-netman/files/matter.init b/service/matter-netman/files/matter.init
index 15fc406..6dc7dd1 100755
--- a/service/matter-netman/files/matter.init
+++ b/service/matter-netman/files/matter.init
@@ -1,16 +1,33 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
 
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Project CHIP Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
 START=80
 
 USE_PROCD=1
 PROG=/usr/sbin/matter-network-manager-app
 
 start_service() {
+	mkdir -p /etc/matter
+	chown matter:matter /etc/matter
+	chmod 0700 /etc/matter
+
 	procd_open_instance
 	procd_set_param command "$PROG"
 	procd_set_param user matter
 	procd_set_param group matter
-	procd_set_param stdout 1
 	procd_set_param respawn
 	procd_close_instance
 }