diff --git a/runs/restore.sh b/runs/restore.sh
index 20a36c07b9..c9a1c91fc7 100755
--- a/runs/restore.sh
+++ b/runs/restore.sh
@@ -58,11 +58,13 @@ LOG_FILE="$OPENWB_BASE_DIR/data/log/restore.log"
 	echo "Step 5.1: restore mosquitto db"
 	if [[ -f "${WORKING_DIR}/mosquitto/mosquitto.db" ]]; then
 		sudo mv -v -f "${WORKING_DIR}/mosquitto/mosquitto.db" "$MOSQUITTO_DB_DIR/mosquitto.db"
+		sudo chown mosquitto:mosquitto "$MOSQUITTO_DB_DIR/mosquitto.db"
 	else
 		echo "Backup does not contain mosquitto.db. Skipping restore."
 	fi
 	if [[ -f "${WORKING_DIR}/mosquitto_local/mosquitto.db" ]]; then
 		sudo mv -v -f "${WORKING_DIR}/mosquitto_local/mosquitto.db" "$MOSQUITTO_LOCAL_DB_DIR/mosquitto.db"
+		sudo chown mosquitto:mosquitto "$MOSQUITTO_LOCAL_DB_DIR/mosquitto.db"
 	else
 		echo "Backup does not contain local mosquitto.db. Skipping restore."
 	fi