diff --git a/etc/centos/postinst b/etc/centos/postinst
index a46f64c..34690b4 100644
--- a/etc/centos/postinst
+++ b/etc/centos/postinst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ case "$1" in
         mkdir -p /var/spool/owntracks/recorder/store/ghash
         chown -R owntracks:owntracks /var/spool/owntracks/recorder/store
 	chown owntracks:owntracks /etc/default/ot-recorder
-        chgrp owntracks /var/spool/owntracks/recorder/store/ghash
+	chown -R owntracks:owntracks /var/spool/owntracks/
         chown owntracks:owntracks /usr/bin/ocat /usr/sbin/ot-recorder
         chmod 4111 /usr/bin/ocat /usr/sbin/ot-recorder
         /usr/sbin/ot-recorder --initialize
diff --git a/etc/debian/postinst b/etc/debian/postinst
index 1af26b6..1b5cb7c 100644
--- a/etc/debian/postinst
+++ b/etc/debian/postinst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ case "$1" in
         mkdir -p /var/spool/owntracks/recorder/store/ghash
         chown -R owntracks:owntracks /var/spool/owntracks/recorder/store
 	chown owntracks:owntracks /etc/default/ot-recorder
-        chgrp owntracks /var/spool/owntracks/recorder/store/ghash
+	chown -R owntracks:owntracks /var/spool/owntracks/
         chown owntracks:owntracks /usr/bin/ocat /usr/sbin/ot-recorder
         chmod 4111 /usr/bin/ocat /usr/sbin/ot-recorder
         /usr/sbin/ot-recorder --initialize