diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 98c71e5..922e7a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ useradd -r -s /sbin/nologin ddns
 mkdir -p /etc/ddns-service /var/lib/ddns-service /var/log/ddns-service
 chmod 750 /etc/ddns-service /var/lib/ddns-service
 chmod 770 /var/log/ddns-service
-chown ddns:root /etc/ddns-service
-chown ddns:ddns /var/lib/ddns-service /var/log/ddns-service
+chown ddns:ddns /etc/ddns-service /var/lib/ddns-service /var/log/ddns-service
 ```
 
 3. Config file:
diff --git a/files/ddns-service-9999.ebuild b/files/ddns-service-9999.ebuild
index 200fff1..261f1ed 100644
--- a/files/ddns-service-9999.ebuild
+++ b/files/ddns-service-9999.ebuild
@@ -53,11 +53,10 @@ python_install_all() {
 	fowners ddns:ddns /var/lib/${PN} /var/log/${PN}
 
 	dodir /etc/${PN}
-	fowners ddns:root /etc/${PN}
 	insinto /etc/${PN}
 	insopts -m640
 	newins files/config.example.toml config.toml
-	fowners ddns:ddns /etc/${PN}/config.toml
+	fowners ddns:ddns -R /etc/${PN}/config.toml
 
 	distutils-r1_python_install_all
 }