diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-setup b/src/freedombone-utils-setup
index 30526278..b2ddc674 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-setup
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-setup
@@ -515,6 +515,9 @@ function lockdown_permissions {
     if [ ! -d /var/lib/saned ]; then
         mkdir /var/lib/saned
     fi
+    if [ ! -d /etc/prosody ]; then
+        chown -R prosody /etc/prosody
+    fi
 }
 
 function disable_core_dumps {