diff --git a/.dev-tools/install-nginx-1.sh b/.dev-tools/install-nginx-1.sh
index 3e9a2c14c..9dbd518b1 100755
--- a/.dev-tools/install-nginx-1.sh
+++ b/.dev-tools/install-nginx-1.sh
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ ls -la /etc/nginx/bots.d/
 ls -la /etc/nginx/bots.d/
 ls -la /etx/nginx/
 
-sudo chown -r www-data:www-data /etc/nginx/bots.d/
-sudo chown -r www-data:www-data /etc/nginx/conf.d/
+sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /etc/nginx/bots.d/
+sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /etc/nginx/conf.d/
 
 cp /etc/nginx/bots.d/* $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/.dev-tools/_conf_files_test1/bots.d/
 cp /etc/nginx/conf.d/* $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/.dev-tools/_conf_files_test1/conf.d/
diff --git a/.dev-tools/install-nginx-2.sh b/.dev-tools/install-nginx-2.sh
index ff3535258..e069432de 100755
--- a/.dev-tools/install-nginx-2.sh
+++ b/.dev-tools/install-nginx-2.sh
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ printf '\n%s\n%s\n%s\n\n' "######################" "Now Run our Curl Tests" "###
 ls -la /usr/local/nginx/bots.d/
 ls -la /usr/local/nginx/conf.d/
 
-sudo chown -r www-data:www-data /usr/local/nginx/bots.d/
-sudo chown -r www-data:www-data /usr/local/nginx/conf.d/
+sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/local/nginx/bots.d/
+sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/local/nginx/conf.d/
 
 
 cp /usr/local/nginx/bots.d/* $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/.dev-tools/_conf_files_test2/bots.d/