diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ef45afcd21c30009142d4181c7e6eb6d1c247a6d..666a7fefeed4a773184903efeb57efc23efc5f2f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ build-faircoind:
       - $CMD =~ /build/
   before_script:
     - mkdir -p ~/.faircoin2
+    - chown -R gitlab-runner:gitlab-runner ~/.faircoin2
   script:
     - docker-compose build