diff --git a/installer/late.sh b/installer/late.sh
index 3c41081..60b0b3e 100755
--- a/installer/late.sh
+++ b/installer/late.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ mkdir -p  "${prefix}/root/.ssh"
 chmod 700 "${prefix}/root/.ssh"
 cp -a "/cdrom/configs/authorized_keys" "${prefix}/root/.ssh/authorized_keys"
 chmod 640 "${prefix}/root/.ssh/authorized_keys"
+chown "0:0" "${prefix}/root/.ssh/authorized_keys"
 # authorize ssh keys for admin user
 mkdir -p  "${prefix}/home/${admin}/.ssh"
 chmod 700 "${prefix}/home/${admin}/.ssh"