diff --git a/.dev-tools/install-nginx-1.sh b/.dev-tools/install-nginx-1.sh
index 9dd6357b5..6f4746c8b 100755
--- a/.dev-tools/install-nginx-1.sh
+++ b/.dev-tools/install-nginx-1.sh
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ printf '\n%s\n%s\n%s\n\n' "######################" "Now Run our Curl Tests" "###
 # Copy all .conf files used in Test 1 to a folder for checking
 # ************************************************************
 
+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 8d439c62a..51f21eb02 100755
--- a/.dev-tools/install-nginx-2.sh
+++ b/.dev-tools/install-nginx-2.sh
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ printf '\n%s\n%s\n%s\n\n' "######################" "Now Run our Curl Tests" "###
 # Copy all .conf files used in Test 2 to a folder for checking
 # ************************************************************
 
+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/
 cp /usr/local/nginx/conf.d/* $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/.dev-tools/_conf_files_test2/conf.d/