diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 13f1654..98dec66 100644
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ ynh_setup_source --dest_dir="$install_dir"
 
 chmod -R o-rwx "$install_dir"
 chown -R $app:www-data "$install_dir"
-chown 700 "$install_dir/_h5ai/private/conf"
+chmod 700 "$install_dir/_h5ai/private/conf"
 
 #=================================================
 # SYSTEM CONFIGURATION