diff --git a/scripts/update_services.sh b/scripts/update_services.sh
index 7b852bf..bcd889e 100755
--- a/scripts/update_services.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_services.sh
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ create_necessary_dirs() {
 
   echo "Setting Wttr.in URL to "${LATITUDE}", "${LONGITUDE}""
   sudo -u${USER} sed -i "s/https:\/\/v2.wttr.in\//https:\/\/v2.wttr.in\/"${LATITUDE},${LONGITUDE}"/g" $(dirname ${my_dir})/homepage/menu.html
+  chmod -R g+rw $(dirname ${my_dir})
 }
 
 generate_BirdDB() {