diff --git a/src/rsync_manager.cpp b/src/rsync_manager.cpp
index 898c794..cc55450 100644
--- a/src/rsync_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/rsync_manager.cpp
@@ -227,9 +227,9 @@ bool RsyncManager::restore_files(const std::string& snapshot_path,
 
 		std::string cmd;
 		if (!sudo_password.empty()) {
-			cmd = "echo '" + sudo_password + "' | sudo -S rsync -aAX \"" + src + "\" \"" + dst + "\" 2>&1";
+			cmd = "echo '" + sudo_password + "' | sudo -S rsync -aAX --chown=$(id -u):$(id -g) \"" + src + "\" \"" + dst + "\" 2>&1";
 		} else {
-			cmd = "rsync -aAX \"" + src + "\" \"" + dst + "\" 2>&1";
+			cmd = "rsync -aAX --chown=$(id -u):$(id -g) \"" + src + "\" \"" + dst + "\" 2>&1";
 		}
 
 		g_message("restore cmd: sudo rsync -aAX \"%s\" \"%s\"", src.c_str(), dst.c_str());
@@ -293,14 +293,14 @@ bool RsyncManager::restore_full_snapshot(const std::string& snapshot_path,
 
 	std::string cmd;
 	if (!sudo_password.empty()) {
-		cmd = "echo '" + sudo_password + "' | sudo -S rsync -aAX --delete \""
-			+ snapshot_path + "/\" \"" + restore_dest + "/\" 2>&1";
+		cmd = "echo '" + sudo_password + "' | sudo -S rsync -aAX --chown=$(id -u):$(id -g) --delete \""
+		      + snapshot_path + "/\" \"" + restore_dest + "/\" 2>&1";
 	} else {
-		cmd = "rsync -aAX --delete \""
-			+ snapshot_path + "/\" \"" + restore_dest + "/\" 2>&1";
+		cmd = "rsync -aAX --chown=$(id -u):$(id -g) --delete \""
+		      + snapshot_path + "/\" \"" + restore_dest + "/\" 2>&1";
 	}
 
-	g_message("full restore cmd: sudo rsync -aAX --delete \"%s/\" \"%s/\"", snapshot_path.c_str(), restore_dest.c_str());
+	g_message("full restore cmd: sudo rsync -aAX --chown=$(id -u):$(id -g) --delete \"%s/\" \"%s/\"", snapshot_path.c_str(), restore_dest.c_str());
 
 	if (on_progress) {
 		RsyncProgress p;