diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-webadmin b/src/freedombone-utils-webadmin
index 5bf64c7f2777a2fa3bdb721947890c6c2c1a79e7..21789e2a3d5a6d9cb602ed92e4a403bbd3fc9252 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-webadmin
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-webadmin
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ function image_install_web_admin {
 
     # enable the webadmin site
     chroot "$rootdir" ln -s "/etc/nginx/sites-available/${local_hostname}" /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
-    chroot "$rootdir" chown -R www-data:www-data "/etc/nginx/sites-available/${local_hostname}"
+    chroot "$rootdir" chown -R www-data:www-data "/var/www/${local_hostname}/htdocs"
 
     { echo '[Unit]';
       echo 'Description=Installer daemon for web admin';