diff --git a/data/hooks/restore/23-data_mail b/data/hooks/restore/23-data_mail
index 995308273..81b9b923f 100644
--- a/data/hooks/restore/23-data_mail
+++ b/data/hooks/restore/23-data_mail
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 backup_dir="$1/data/mail"
 
 sudo cp -a $backup_dir/. /var/mail/ || echo 'No mail found'
+sudo chown -R vmail:mail /var/mail/
 
 # Restart services to use migrated certs
 sudo service postfix restart