diff --git a/apps/snapshots.go b/apps/snapshots.go
index a98258b..c14cf36 100644
--- a/apps/snapshots.go
+++ b/apps/snapshots.go
@@ -224,6 +224,12 @@ func (s *SnapshotProcessor) RestoreSnapshot(key string, newAppName string) error
 		return fmt.Errorf("removing the archive error: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// remove .chowned file to tell the container to setup ownership of the files again
+	err = os.Remove("./.chowned")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("removing .chowned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }