diff --git a/src/freedombone-syncthing b/src/freedombone-syncthing
index 205584a7..402a1bab 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-syncthing
+++ b/src/freedombone-syncthing
@@ -302,10 +302,25 @@ function user_devices_changed {
     done
 }
 
+function syncthing_set_permissions {
+    for d in /home/*/ ; do
+        USERNAME=$(echo "$d" | awk -F '/' '{print $3}')
+        if [ -d /home/$USERNAME/Sync ]; then
+            chown $USERNAME:$USERNAME /home/$USERNAME /home/$USERNAME/Sync
+        fi
+        if [ -d /home/$USERNAME/SyncShared ]; then
+            chown $USERNAME:$USERNAME /home/$USERNAME /home/$USERNAME/SyncShared
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
 user_devices_changed
 if [ $CHANGED ]; then
     create_syncthing_config
+    syncthing_set_permissions
     systemctl restart syncthing
+else
+    syncthing_set_permissions
 fi
 
 exit 0