diff --git a/elements/manila-ssh/install.d/fetch-public-ssh-keys.sh b/elements/manila-ssh/install.d/fetch-public-ssh-keys.sh
index 55e7d84..5e8053c 100755
--- a/elements/manila-ssh/install.d/fetch-public-ssh-keys.sh
+++ b/elements/manila-ssh/install.d/fetch-public-ssh-keys.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MANILA_USER_SSH_DIR="$MANILA_USER_HOME/.ssh"
 if [ ! -d $MANILA_USER_SSH_DIR ]; then
     mkdir -p $MANILA_USER_SSH_DIR
     chmod 700 $MANILA_USER_SSH_DIR
-    chown -R $MANILA_USER $MANILA_USER_SSH_DIR
+    chown -R $MANILA_USER:$MANILA_USER $MANILA_USER_SSH_DIR
 fi
 
 # Fetch public key using HTTP