diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b69dc8030933337a7ffc8a3a199edb9209c23e9e..25f052e494c2d63589146611d4d54beab5ccb459 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ deploy_to_remote_server:
 
     # Copy files to server
     - rsync -avz --progress $ENV_FILE $MODEL_ID.cfg $MODEL_ID.py run_$MODEL_ID.sh test_$MODEL_ID.py requirements.txt $SERVER_USER@$SERVER_IP:$HOME_DIR
-    - rsync -avz --progress --rsync-path="mkdir -p $HOME_DIR/log mkdir -p $HOME_DIR/mapfile && rsync" mapfile/ $SERVER_USER@$SERVER_IP:$HOME_DIR/mapfile/
-    - ssh $SERVER_USER@$SERVER_IP "chown -R nibio:nibio $HOME_DIR/log $HOME_DIR/mapfile"
+    - rsync -avz --progress --rsync-path="mkdir -p $HOME_DIRlog mkdir -p $HOME_DIRmapfile && rsync" mapfile/ $SERVER_USER@$SERVER_IP:$HOME_DIR/mapfile/
+    - ssh $SERVER_USER@$SERVER_IP "chmod 775 $HOME_DIRlog $HOME_DIRmapfile"
   only:
     - release