diff --git a/installer/etc/rc.local b/installer/etc/rc.local
index 7e108c75..c334a67e 100755
--- a/installer/etc/rc.local
+++ b/installer/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tee /data/ews/conf/ews.ip << EOF
 [MAIN]
 ip = $myEXTIP
 EOF
+chown tpot:tpot /data/ews/conf/ews.ip
 if [ -f /var/run/check.lock ];
   then rm /var/run/check.lock
 fi