diff --git a/install_pmbootstrap.sh b/install_pmbootstrap.sh
index 3fa13c986dccda637e2752bf3787fa7a61b97dd8..44ee1b98085eb696b4e3ced2d53cc556f2dc1e70 100755
--- a/install_pmbootstrap.sh
+++ b/install_pmbootstrap.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ add_remote_origin_original() {
 		cat /tmp/git_remote_add
 		exit 1
 	fi
+
+	# Make sure everyone can write to the repo later, since CI runs as several
+	# different users (root, TESTUSER/pmos, build)
+	chmod -R go+w "$pmaports/.git"
 }
 
 # Set up depends