diff --git a/install/lib/installer_base.lib.php b/install/lib/installer_base.lib.php
index 1a3934f6c4ffd1f0fedf9292fd1f7129d1c47890..e7296db730ea2d40f70ae8d6e53e02fa2181ee0c 100644
--- a/install/lib/installer_base.lib.php
+++ b/install/lib/installer_base.lib.php
@@ -717,10 +717,10 @@ class installer_base {
 		}
 
 		//* Chmod and chown the .mailfilter file
-		$command = 'chown -R '.$cf['vmail_username'].':'.$cf['vmail_groupname'].' '.$cf['vmail_mailbox_base'].'/.mailfilter';
+		$command = 'chown '.$cf['vmail_username'].':'.$cf['vmail_groupname'].' '.$cf['vmail_mailbox_base'].'/.mailfilter';
 		caselog($command." &> /dev/null", __FILE__, __LINE__, "EXECUTED: $command", "Failed to execute the command $command");
 
-		$command = 'chmod -R 600 '.$cf['vmail_mailbox_base'].'/.mailfilter';
+		$command = 'chmod 600 '.$cf['vmail_mailbox_base'].'/.mailfilter';
 		caselog($command." &> /dev/null", __FILE__, __LINE__, "EXECUTED: $command", "Failed to execute the command $command");
 
 	}