diff --git a/install/onionr b/install/onionr
index d939023b..c50335fa 100755
--- a/install/onionr
+++ b/install/onionr
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ fi
 mkdir -p "$ONIONR_HOME" "$LOG_DIR"
 
 chmod -R 700 "$ONIONR_HOME" "$LOG_DIR"
+chown -R $USER:$USER "$ONIONR_HOME" "$LOG_DIR"
 
 cd "$OUTPUT_DIR/onionr"
 exec python3.7 onionr.py "$@"