diff --git a/deps/chowner.sh b/deps/chowner.sh
index 602fca1..01db8ae 100755
--- a/deps/chowner.sh
+++ b/deps/chowner.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 while :
 do
-  chown -R hack:hack /hack 2> /dev/null
+  chown -R nethack:nethack /hack 2> /dev/null
   chmod -R 744 /hack 2> /dev/null
   sleep 2
 done