diff --git a/duplicati/create.homedir.sh b/duplicati/create.homedir.sh
index cbb28aa..13a88a7 100755
--- a/duplicati/create.homedir.sh
+++ b/duplicati/create.homedir.sh
@@ -341,6 +341,28 @@ Error in 'mkdir' command for ${RED}${local_directory}${COLOR_DEBUG} directory."
 	return "${return_create_directory}"
 }
 # }}}
+fix_directory_permissions() {                                   # {{{
+
+	local_directory="${1}"
+	local_username="${2}"
+	local_user_groupname="${3}"
+
+	## Setting new permissions fail by default
+	return_fix_directory_permissions="1"
+
+	if chown --silent "${local_username}" -- "${local_directory}" 2> /dev/null; then
+		debug_message "fix_directory_permissions − \
+Successfully fix permissions for ${RED}${local_directory}${COLOR_DEBUG} (user: ${local_username})."
+		return_fix_directory_permissions="0"
+	else
+		debug_message "fix_directory_permissions − \
+Error in 'chown' command for ${RED}${local_directory}${COLOR_DEBUG} directory (user: ${local_username})."
+		return_fix_directory_permissions="1"
+	fi
+
+	return "${return_fix_directory_permissions}"
+}
+# }}}
 main() {                                                        # {{{
 
 	## If ldapsearch command is not available {{{
@@ -393,6 +415,11 @@ main() {                                                        # {{{
 		create_directory "${home_base}/${username}" \
 			|| error_message "Can't create home directory (${home_base}/${username}) for ${username} user. Please use --debug option." 5
 		### }}}
+		### Fix permissions for this directory {{{
+		### OR Exit
+		fix_directory_permissions "${home_base}/${username}" "${username}" \
+			|| error_message "Can't fix permissions for ${username} home directory (path: ${home_base}/${username}, username: ${username}. Please use --debug option." 7
+		### }}}
 
 	done < "${ldap_user_list_path}"
 	## }}}