diff --git a/ci-deploy b/ci-deploy
index 0a5ae08..253a9f3 100755
--- a/ci-deploy
+++ b/ci-deploy
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 mkdir -p $HOME/.ssh
 ssh-keyscan -t rsa $DEPLOY_HOST >> $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts
 
-chown -R $USER .
+chown -R $(whoami) .
 
 sshpass -p "$DEPLOY_PASSWORD" \
   rsync -avzr \