diff --git a/tails/build.sh b/tails/build.sh
index 218a3201..fde36a69 100755
--- a/tails/build.sh
+++ b/tails/build.sh
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ cp /var/cache/apt/archives/python-markupsafe_*.deb tails
 cp /var/cache/apt/archives/python-stem_*.deb tails
 cp /var/cache/apt/archives/python-werkzeug_*.deb tails
 
+# fix permissions
+chown -R amnesia:amnesia deb_dist tails/*.deb