diff --git a/stage2/08-configure-bitcoind/01-run.sh b/stage2/08-configure-bitcoind/01-run.sh
index 11bb099..0e90eb2 100755
--- a/stage2/08-configure-bitcoind/01-run.sh
+++ b/stage2/08-configure-bitcoind/01-run.sh
@@ -8,3 +8,7 @@ echo "Downloading password utility"
 cd ${ROOTFS_DIR}/home/${FIRST_USER_NAME}/bin
 curl "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/master/share/rpcauth/rpcauth.py" 2>/dev/null 1>rpcauth.py
 chmod 755 rpcauth.py
+
+on_chroot << EOF
+chown -R ${FIRST_USER_NAME}:${FIRST_USER_NAME} /home/${FIRST_USER_NAME}
+EOF