diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yaml
index 9f66cdee..fbc83fe4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new -v root@staging.testrun.org id -u
           rsync -avz acme/ root@staging.testrun.org:/var/lib/acme || true
           rsync -avz dkimkeys/ root@staging.testrun.org:/etc/dkimkeys || true
+          ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new -v root@staging.testrun.org chown root:root -R /var/lib/acme
 
       - name: run formatting checks 
         run: cmdeploy fmt -v