diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs b/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs
index d51a8856..73b8dfcf 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ function upgrade_tahoelafs {
     cd /home/tahoelafs/tahoelafs
     virtualenv venv
     venv/bin/pip install --editable .
+    chown -R tahoelafs:tahoelafs /home/tahoelafs
     systemctl start tahoelafs
 }