diff --git a/debian/chrono.postinst b/debian/chrono.postinst
index 4bc9f92b..8a0e434a 100644
--- a/debian/chrono.postinst
+++ b/debian/chrono.postinst
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ case "$1" in
     chown $USER:$GROUP /var/log/$NAME
     chown $USER:$GROUP /var/lib/$NAME/collectstatic
     chown $USER:$GROUP /var/lib/$NAME/tenants
+    chown $USER:$GROUP /var/lib/$NAME/spooler
     # create a secret file
     SECRET_FILE=$CONFIG_DIR/secret
     if [ ! -f $SECRET_FILE ]; then