diff --git a/vm/pandora_install.sh b/vm/pandora_install.sh
index 1c635773..5f957bb2 100755
--- a/vm/pandora_install.sh
+++ b/vm/pandora_install.sh
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ fi
 git clone https://git.0x2620.org/pandora.git /srv/pandora
 cd /srv/pandora
 git checkout $BRANCH
+chown -R $PANDORA:$PANDORA /srv/pandora
 ./ctl init
 
 # create config.jsonc from templates in git