diff --git a/plex-media-server.install b/plex-media-server.install
index e6a2db3..1710e87 100644
--- a/plex-media-server.install
+++ b/plex-media-server.install
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 post_install() {
-  systemd-sysusers plex.conf
-  [[ -d /var/lib/plex ]] || install -dm 750 -o plex -g plex /var/lib/plex
+  systemd-sysusers plex.conf # Create plex user
+
+  if [[ -d /var/lib/plex ]]; then
+    # The directory may have been made by another package
+    chown -R plex:plex /var/lib/plex
+  else
+    install -dm 750 -o plex -g plex /var/lib/plex
+  fi
 }
 
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