diff --git a/src/freedombone-adduser b/src/freedombone-adduser
index 334e518d..ec463422 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-adduser
+++ b/src/freedombone-adduser
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ if [ "$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY" ]; then
         if [ -f "$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY" ]; then
             mkdir /home/$MY_USERNAME/.ssh
             cp $SSH_PUBLIC_KEY /home/$MY_USERNAME/.ssh/authorized_keys
+            chown -R $MY_USERNAME:$MY_USERNAME /home/$MY_USERNAME/.ssh
             echo 'ssh public key installed'
         else
             if [[ "$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY" == "ssh-"* ]]; then
                 mkdir /home/$MY_USERNAME/.ssh
                 echo "$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY" > /home/$MY_USERNAME/.ssh/authorized_keys
+                chown -R $MY_USERNAME:$MY_USERNAME /home/$MY_USERNAME/.ssh
                 echo 'ssh public key installed'
             else
                 echo 'The second parameter does not look like an ssh key'