diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index 424c82322..e6a1f2412 100755
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ case "$1" in
 
     echo "Setting up storage directories"
     mkdir -p ${DOKKU_LIB_ROOT}/data ${DOKKU_LIB_ROOT}/data/storage
-    chown dokku:dokku -R ${DOKKU_LIB_ROOT}/data
+    chown dokku:dokku ${DOKKU_LIB_ROOT}/data ${DOKKU_LIB_ROOT}/data/storage
 
     echo "Setting up plugin directories"
     # should be replaced by `plugn init`