diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index 549c0f7..f4b1959 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ image:
 tasks:
   - init:
      mkdir -p ~/.config/direnv \
+     && chown gitpod ~/.config/direnv \
      && echo '[whitelist]' > ~/.config/direnv/config.toml \
      && echo 'prefix = [ "/workspace", "/home/gitpod"]' >> ~/.config/direnv/config.toml \
      && echo 'PATH_add ~/julia-1.8.2/bin' > /workspace/.envrc \