diff --git a/lib/debootstrap.sh b/lib/debootstrap.sh
index 444275ea2f..127bfb71c3 100644
--- a/lib/debootstrap.sh
+++ b/lib/debootstrap.sh
@@ -793,6 +793,7 @@ create_image()
 			cd ${FINALDEST}
 			if [[ -n $GPG_PASS ]]; then
 				display_alert "GPG signing" "${version}.img${compression_type}" "info"
+				[[ -n ${SUDO_USER} ]] && sudo chown -R ${SUDO_USER}:${SUDO_USER} "${FINALDEST}"/
 				echo "${GPG_PASS}" | sudo -H -u ${SUDO_USER} bash -c "gpg --passphrase-fd 0 --armor --detach-sign --pinentry-mode loopback --batch --yes ${FINALDEST}/${version}.img${compression_type}" || exit 1
 			else
 				display_alert "GPG signing skipped - no GPG_PASS" "${version}.img" "wrn"