diff --git a/core/upgrade/upgrade_menu.php b/core/upgrade/upgrade_menu.php
index 05eb1f6f52..1c9709a769 100644
--- a/core/upgrade/upgrade_menu.php
+++ b/core/upgrade/upgrade_menu.php
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ function do_file_permissions($text, settings $settings) {
 		$directories[] = $settings->get('switch', 'storage', null);
 		$directories[] = $settings->get('switch', 'voicemail', null); //normally included in storage but can be different
 
+		//adjust the /var/run/fusionpbx
+		$directories[] = '/var/run/fusionpbx';
+
 		//only set the xml_cdr directory permissions
 		$log_directory = $settings->get('switch', 'log', null);
 		if ($log_directory !== null) {
@@ -254,7 +257,8 @@ function do_file_permissions($text, settings $settings) {
 			//execute
 			exec("chown -R www-data:www-data $dir");
 		}
-	} else {
+	}
+	else {
 		echo ($text['label-not_running_as_root'] ?? "Not root user - operation skipped")."\n";
 	}
 }