diff --git a/gitea-updater b/gitea-updater
index f858c19..f0ea693 100644
--- a/gitea-updater
+++ b/gitea-updater
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ function update_gitea {
 	# set the correct permissions
 	sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/gitea
 	restorecon /usr/local/bin/gitea
+	restorecon /var/lib/gitea/log/gitea.log
 
 	if systemctl start gitea.service
 	then