diff --git a/backend/src/setup.rs b/backend/src/setup.rs
index a11f07825..dd8b8af61 100644
--- a/backend/src/setup.rs
+++ b/backend/src/setup.rs
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ async fn migrate(
             ignore_existing: false,
             exclude: Vec::new(),
             no_permissions: false,
+            no_owner: false,
         },
     )
     .await?;
@@ -441,6 +442,7 @@ async fn migrate(
             ignore_existing: false,
             exclude: vec!["tmp".to_owned()],
             no_permissions: false,
+            no_owner: false,
         },
     )
     .await?;
diff --git a/backend/src/update/mod.rs b/backend/src/update/mod.rs
index b9c1f03bd..f3922e79e 100644
--- a/backend/src/update/mod.rs
+++ b/backend/src/update/mod.rs
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ async fn sync_boot() -> Result<(), Error> {
             ignore_existing: false,
             exclude: Vec::new(),
             no_permissions: false,
+            no_owner: false,
         },
     )
     .await?
diff --git a/libs/helpers/src/rsync.rs b/libs/helpers/src/rsync.rs
index 314f1283b..c09ac3d64 100644
--- a/libs/helpers/src/rsync.rs
+++ b/libs/helpers/src/rsync.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ pub struct RsyncOptions {
     pub exclude: Vec<String>,
     #[serde(default = "const_true")]
     pub no_permissions: bool,
+    #[serde(default = "const_true")]
+    pub no_owner: bool,
 }
 impl Default for RsyncOptions {
     fn default() -> Self {
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ impl Default for RsyncOptions {
             ignore_existing: false,
             exclude: Vec::new(),
             no_permissions: false,
+            no_owner: false,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -61,6 +64,9 @@ impl Rsync {
         if options.no_permissions {
             cmd.arg("--no-perms");
         }
+        if options.no_owner {
+            cmd.arg("--no-owner");
+        }
         for exclude in options.exclude {
             cmd.arg(format!("--exclude={}", exclude));
         }