diff --git a/restore.deb.bash b/restore.deb.bash
index 9f80cb7..7e9c152 100755
--- a/restore.deb.bash
+++ b/restore.deb.bash
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ function restore_config() {
   aptpkgfile="installed_packages"
   # restore apt first
   cp -R etc/apt/ /etc
+  chown -R _apt /etc/apt
   apt update
   apt upgrade -y
   # now the programs installed via apt before we restore configs