diff --git a/debian/scrutiny.postinst b/debian/scrutiny.postinst
index 1a0b96b..196e2b5 100644
--- a/debian/scrutiny.postinst
+++ b/debian/scrutiny.postinst
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ 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/$NAME/media
     # create a secret file
     SECRET_FILE=$CONFIG_DIR/secret
     if [ ! -f $SECRET_FILE ]; then