diff --git a/.templates/python/directoryfix.sh b/.templates/python/directoryfix.sh
index 437d4b45..93725145 100755
--- a/.templates/python/directoryfix.sh
+++ b/.templates/python/directoryfix.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 
 # Directoryfix for python
 
+#current user
+u=$(whoami)
+
 if [ ! -d ./volumes/python/app ]; then
 	sudo mkdir -p ./volumes/python/app
-	sudo chown -R pi:pi ./volumes/python
+	sudo chown -R $u:$u ./volumes/python
 	echo 'print("hello world")' >./volumes/python/app/app.py
 
 fi