diff --git a/server-ce/init_scripts/100_make_overleaf_data_dirs.sh b/server-ce/init_scripts/100_make_overleaf_data_dirs.sh
index 2723ae7a61..5da946f379 100755
--- a/server-ce/init_scripts/100_make_overleaf_data_dirs.sh
+++ b/server-ce/init_scripts/100_make_overleaf_data_dirs.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 set -e
 
 mkdir -p /var/lib/overleaf/data
+chown www-data:www-data /var/lib/overleaf
 chown www-data:www-data /var/lib/overleaf/data
 
 mkdir -p /var/lib/overleaf/data/compiles