diff --git a/controllers/internals/Tool.php b/controllers/internals/Tool.php
index e5b71f9..a207185 100644
--- a/controllers/internals/Tool.php
+++ b/controllers/internals/Tool.php
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ namespace controllers\internals;
                 throw new \Exception('Cannot give dir ' . $new_dir . ' to user : ' . fileowner(PWD_DATA_PUBLIC));
             }
 
-            if (!chgrp($new_dir, filegroup(PWD_DATA_PUBLIC)))
+            if (posix_getuid() === 0 && !chgrp($new_dir, filegroup(PWD_DATA_PUBLIC))) //If we are root, try to give the file to a proper group
             {
                 throw new \Exception('Cannot give dir ' . $new_dir . ' to group : ' . filegroup(PWD_DATA_PUBLIC));
             }