diff --git a/ahoy.live.yml b/ahoy.live.yml
index 93606460c3406d5671849274eee8b713e4af5ea5..ac801acef518382079bb7411eaf3fc83bc372f97 100644
--- a/ahoy.live.yml
+++ b/ahoy.live.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ commands:
       drush @default.dev dev on
       drush @default.dev cim --partial --source=/var/www/html/config/default/environments/develop
       drush rsync @default.live:%files/ @default.dev:%files -- --chown=www-data:www-data --safe-links --max-size=20M
+      chmod -R ugo+w files/default/files
+      chmod -R ugo+w files/default/private
     usage: Pull files and DB from live site
   pull-sql:
     cmd: |
@@ -18,4 +20,6 @@ commands:
   pull-files:
     cmd: |
       drush rsync @default.live:%files/ @default.dev:%files -- --chown=www-data:www-data --safe-links --max-size=20M
+      chmod -R ugo+w files/default/files
+      chmod -R ugo+w files/default/private
     usage: Pull files from live site