diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-cryptpad b/src/freedombone-app-cryptpad
index 92ddd366..ea74bc12 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-cryptpad
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-cryptpad
@@ -330,7 +330,12 @@ function cryptpad_create_config {
     echo '        //logFeedback: true,' >> $cryptpad_prefix$CRYPTPAD_DIR/config.js
     echo '        //logRPC: true,' >> $cryptpad_prefix$CRYPTPAD_DIR/config.js
     echo '};' >> $cryptpad_prefix$CRYPTPAD_DIR/config.js
-    chown cryptpad:cryptpad $cryptpad_prefix$CRYPTPAD_DIR/config.js
+
+    if [[ "$cryptpad_install_type" != "mesh" ]]; then
+        chown cryptpad:cryptpad $cryptpad_prefix$CRYPTPAD_DIR/config.js
+    else
+        chroot "$rootdir" chown cryptpad:cryptpad $CRYPTPAD_DIR/config.js
+    fi
 }
 
 function mesh_install_cryptpad {