diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index ffb019d..9522165 100644
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ version='1.1.0'
 	sudo cp $app_conf $src_path/protected/config/common.php
 
 # Set permissions to app files
-	sudo chown -R root: $src_path
+	sudo chown -R www-data: $src_path
 	
 # Cron
 	echo "30 * * * * $src_path/protected/yii cron hourly >/dev/null 2>&1" > cron
diff --git a/scripts/restore b/scripts/restore
index 35ac392..1f4cb01 100644
--- a/scripts/restore
+++ b/scripts/restore
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ app=$YNH_APP_INSTANCE_NAME
 	sudo cp -a ./cron "/etc/cron.d/${app}"
 
 # Restore permissions to app files
-	sudo chown -R root: $src_path
+	sudo chown -R www-data: $src_path
 
 # MySQL
 	dbname=$app
diff --git a/scripts/upgrade b/scripts/upgrade
index b72b9cf..ef07eac 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade
+++ b/scripts/upgrade
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ version='1.1.0'
 	sudo cp -a humhub-$version/. $src_path
 
 # Set permissions to app files
-	sudo chown -R root: $src_path
+	sudo chown -R www-data: $src_path
 	
 # Cron
 	echo "30 * * * * $src_path/protected/yii cron hourly >/dev/null 2>&1" > cron