diff --git a/handlers/borg.in b/handlers/borg.in
index 22977cfaee10bebb493506119ec6546855818c56..2879218195404c4a2618e6585964b09e1df650c9 100644
--- a/handlers/borg.in
+++ b/handlers/borg.in
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ if [ $test = 0 ]; then
    fi
 fi
 
-# in case of local backup, setting reop files to correct user, if user is set
+# in case of local backup, setting repo files to correct user, if user is set
 if [ "$host" == "localhost" ] && [ -n "$user" ]; then
    chownstr="chown -Rf $user:$user $directory"
    debug "Setting appropriate files ownership"
@@ -243,6 +243,24 @@ if [ "$prune" == "yes" ]; then
          fatal "Failed removing old backups."
       fi
    fi
+
+   # in case of local backup, setting repo files to correct user, if user is set
+   if [ "$host" == "localhost" ] && [ -n "$user" ]; then
+      chownstr="chown -Rf $user:$user $directory"
+      debug "Setting appropriate files ownership"
+      debug "$nice $chownstr"
+
+      if [ $test = 0 ]; then
+         output=`$nice su -c "$chownstr" 2>&1`
+         if [ $? = 0 ]; then
+            debug $output
+            info "Successfully changed repo user to $user"
+         else
+            error $output
+            warning "Failed to change repo user. Files ownership may be stuck to root"
+         fi
+      fi
+   fi
 fi
 
 debug "unset BORG_PASSPHRASE"