diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 8f27c682..dd56b3e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ jobs:
             rm -rf ${{ env.newReleaseDir }}/storage;
             cd ${{ env.newReleaseDir }};
             ln -nfs ${{ secrets.DEPLOYMENT_BASE_DIR }}/persistent/storage storage;
+            sudo chown ${{ secrets.HTTP_USER }}:${{ secrets.HTTP_USER }} storage
 
             # Remove the public/profile-images directory and replace with persistent data
             rm -rf ${{ env.newReleaseDir }}/public/assets/profile-images;