diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index c6c6ea9a..d96fe8c4 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-SCRIPT_VERSION="22"
+SCRIPT_VERSION="23"
 
 GREEN='\033[0;32m'
 YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ BLUE='\033[0;34m'
 RED='\033[0;31m'
 NC='\033[0m'
 
+if [ $EUID -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo -ne "\033[0;31mDo NOT run this script as root. Exiting.\e[0m\n"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 if [[ $* == *--schedule* ]]; then
     (
         crontab -l 2>/dev/null
@@ -17,11 +22,6 @@ if [[ $* == *--schedule* ]]; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
-if [ $EUID -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo -ne "\033[0;31mDo NOT run this script as root. Exiting.\e[0m\n"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 if [ ! -d /rmmbackups ]; then
     sudo mkdir /rmmbackups
     sudo chown ${USER}:${USER} /rmmbackups
@@ -82,18 +82,18 @@ if [[ $* == *--auto* ]]; then
 
     if [ ! -d /rmmbackups/daily ]; then
         sudo mkdir /rmmbackups/daily
-        sudo chown ${USER}:${USER} /rmmbackups/daily
     fi
 
     if [ ! -d /rmmbackups/weekly ]; then
         sudo mkdir /rmmbackups/weekly
-        sudo chown ${USER}:${USER} /rmmbackups/weekly
     fi
 
     if [ ! -d /rmmbackups/monthly ]; then
         sudo mkdir /rmmbackups/monthly
-        sudo chown ${USER}:${USER} /rmmbackups/monthly
     fi
+    
+    sudo chown -R ${USER}:${USER} /rmmbackups
+
 
     month_day=$(date +"%d")
     week_day=$(date +"%u")