diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-gpg b/src/freedombone-utils-gpg
index ee530444..1eadd1f4 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-gpg
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-gpg
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ function gpg_export_public_key {
     key_id=$2
     key_filename=$3
 
+    chown -R $key_username:$key_username /home/$key_username/.gnupg
     su -m root -c "gpg --homedir /home/$key_username/.gnupg --output $key_filename --armor --export $key_id" - $key_username
 }
 
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ function gpg_export_private_key {
     key_id=$2
     key_filename=$3
 
+    chown -R $key_username:$key_username /home/$key_username/.gnupg
     su -m root -c "gpg --homedir=/home/$key_username/.gnupg --armor --output $key_filename --export-secret-key $key_id" - $key_username
 }