diff --git a/install/gitea-install.sh b/install/gitea-install.sh
index 3e37a9cc2..0161690cf 100644
--- a/install/gitea-install.sh
+++ b/install/gitea-install.sh
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ setup_deb_based() {
   mkdir -p /var/lib/gitea/{custom,data,log}
   chown -R gitea:gitea /var/lib/gitea/
   chmod -R 750 /var/lib/gitea/
-  chown root:gitea /etc/gitea
-  chmod 770 /etc/gitea
-  sudo -u gitea ln -s /var/lib/gitea/data/.ssh/ /etc/gitea/.ssh
+  chown gitea:gitea /etc/gitea
   chmod 750 /etc/gitea
+  sudo -u gitea ln -s /var/lib/gitea/data/.ssh/ /etc/gitea/.ssh
   msg_ok "Configured Gitea"
 
   msg_info "Creating Service"