diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c65c6760..d9c870f4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ RUN pip install -r /src/$APPNAME/requirements.txt
 
 COPY . $SRC/$APPNAME
 WORKDIR $BUILD/$APPNAME
-RUN chown build .
+RUN chown -R build $SRC/$APPNAME .
 USER build
 ARG BUILD_DOC=0
 RUN cmake $SRC/$APPNAME -DTRIQS_ROOT=${INSTALL} -DBuild_Documentation=${BUILD_DOC} && make -j2 && make test CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE=1