diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 278b3b8..98c71e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ wget -O /etc/ddns-service/config.toml https://git.ccc-rheintal.ch/spacefreak/ddn
 
 # The config file must not be world readable!
 chmod 640 /etc/ddns-service/config.toml
-chown ddns:root /etc/ddns-service/config.toml
+chown ddns:ddns /etc/ddns-service/config.toml
 ```
 
 4. Service autostart
diff --git a/files/ddns-service-9999.ebuild b/files/ddns-service-9999.ebuild
index 6bce145..fc314f6 100644
--- a/files/ddns-service-9999.ebuild
+++ b/files/ddns-service-9999.ebuild
@@ -53,10 +53,11 @@ python_install_all() {
 	fowners ddns:ddns /var/lib/${PN} /var/log/${PN}
 
 	dodir /etc/${PN}
-	insopts -m640
+	fowners ddns:root /etc/${PN}
 	insinto /etc/${PN}
+	insopts -m640
 	newins files/config.example.toml config.toml
-	fowners ddns:root -R /etc/${PN} 
+	fowners ddns:ddns /etc/${PN}config.toml
 
 	distutils-r1_python_install_all
 }