diff --git a/ct/hortusfox.sh b/ct/hortusfox.sh
index 0f131ce82f..716f3bb29d 100644
--- a/ct/hortusfox.sh
+++ b/ct/hortusfox.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ function update_script() {
     $STD php asatru migrate --no-interaction
     $STD php asatru plants:attributes
     $STD php asatru calendar:classes
+    chown -R www-data:www-data /opt/hortusfox
     msg_ok "Updated HortusFox"
 
     msg_info "Starting Service"
diff --git a/install/hortusfox-install.sh b/install/hortusfox-install.sh
index e24c0d9445..c727c78bba 100644
--- a/install/hortusfox-install.sh
+++ b/install/hortusfox-install.sh
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ cat <<EOF >/etc/apache2/sites-available/hortusfox.conf
     CustomLog \${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/hortusfox_access.log combined
 </VirtualHost>
 EOF
+chown -R www-data:www-data /opt/hortusfox
 $STD a2dissite 000-default
 $STD a2ensite hortusfox
 $STD a2enmod rewrite