diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ed1167..bed4347 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ node .
 npm uninstall corepack -g
 npm install pm2 -g
 sudo mkdir /var/log/ufw-abuseipdb
+sudo chown $USER:$USER /var/log/ufw-abuseipdb -R
 pm2 start
 pm2 startup
 [Paste the command generated by pm2 startup]