diff --git a/etc/centos/postinst b/etc/centos/postinst
index 97bfb52..b606931 100644
--- a/etc/centos/postinst
+++ b/etc/centos/postinst
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ case "$1" in
         mkdir -p /var/spool/owntracks/recorder/store/last
         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 owntracks:owntracks /usr/local/bin/ocat /usr/local/sbin/ot-recorder
         chmod 4111 /usr/local/bin/ocat /usr/local/sbin/ot-recorder
diff --git a/etc/debian/postinst b/etc/debian/postinst
index cc7fd61..91dae0e 100644
--- a/etc/debian/postinst
+++ b/etc/debian/postinst
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ case "$1" in
         mkdir -p /var/spool/owntracks/recorder/store/last
         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 owntracks:owntracks /usr/local/bin/ocat /usr/local/sbin/ot-recorder
         chmod 4111 /usr/local/bin/ocat /usr/local/sbin/ot-recorder