diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 40b5187..0e32eb6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 cmd/rdsync/rdsync
 tests/logs/
+.idea
diff --git a/internal/dcs/zk.go b/internal/dcs/zk.go
index 5e34d96..9b54698 100644
--- a/internal/dcs/zk.go
+++ b/internal/dcs/zk.go
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ func (z *zkDCS) AcquireLock(path string) bool {
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("failed to serialize to JSON %#v", self))
 		}
-		_, err = z.retryCreate(fullPath, data, zk.FlagEphemeral, nil)
+		_, err = z.retryCreate(fullPath, data, zk.FlagEphemeral, z.acl)
 		if err != nil {
 			if err != zk.ErrNodeExists {
 				z.logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to acquire lock %s", fullPath), "error", err)
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func (z *zkDCS) create(path string, val interface{}, flags int32) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to serialize to JSON %#v", val)
 	}
-	_, err = z.retryCreate(fullPath, data, flags, nil)
+	_, err = z.retryCreate(fullPath, data, flags, z.acl)
 	if err != nil {
 		if err == zk.ErrNodeExists {
 			return ErrExists
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ func (z *zkDCS) set(path string, val interface{}, flags int32) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		_, err = z.retryCreate(fullPath, data, flags, nil)
+		_, err = z.retryCreate(fullPath, data, flags, z.acl)
 		if err != nil {
 			z.logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to create node %s with %v", fullPath, val), "error", err)
 		}