diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-matrix b/src/freedombone-app-matrix
index a6194bee80f54357f48c42134c0f39907acd19b3..828dbc79f8edf4a4b3372ac5c777748950f87ff4 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-matrix
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-matrix
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ function matrix_systemd_daemon {
       echo "alias python='$MATRIX_PYTHON'";
       echo "$MATRIX_PYTHON -m synapse.app.homeserver --config-path ${MATRIX_DATA_DIR}/homeserver.yaml"; } > /etc/matrix/run-matrix
     chmod +x /etc/matrix/run-matrix
+    chown matrix:matrix /etc/matrix/run-matrix
 
     { echo '[Unit]';
       echo 'Description=Synapse Matrix homeserver';