diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs b/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs
index 4ebbdac6..d3119bce 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ function create_tahoelafs_introducer {
         return
     fi
 
-    mkdir ${introducer_dir}
+    su -c "mkdir ${introducer_dir}" - tahoelafs
     su -c "$TAHOE_COMMAND create-introducer -C ${introducer_dir} --hide-ip --hostname=127.0.0.1" - tahoelafs
 }
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ function create_tahoelafs_storage_node {
         return
     fi
 
-    mkdir ${node_dir}
+    su -c "mkdir ${node_dir}" - tahoelafs
     su -c "$TAHOE_COMMAND create-node -C ${node_dir} --introducer=\"$furl\" --listen=tor --hide-ip --hostname=127.0.0.1" - tahoelafs
 }
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ function create_tahoelafs_client {
         return
     fi
 
-    mkdir ${client_dir}
+    su -c "mkdir ${client_dir}" - tahoelafs
     su -c "$TAHOE_COMMAND create-client -C ${client_dir} --introducer=\"$furl\" --listen=tor --hide-ip --hostname=127.0.0.1" - tahoelafs
     sed -i 's|reveal-IP-address =.*|reveal-IP-address = False|g' $client_dir/tahoe.cfg
     sed -i 's|tub.port =.*|tub.port = disabled|g' $client_dir/tahoe.cfg