diff --git a/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/user-expire-account b/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/user-expire-account
index b332d8a..1f597e5 100644
--- a/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/user-expire-account
+++ b/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/user-expire-account
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ foreach my $user (@users){
   $user->set_prop('ExpireLockedOn', $now->ymd);
 
   my $home = getpwnam($userName)->dir;
-  mkdir $home . '/.lock-auto-reply' unless -d $home . '/.lock-auto-reply';
+  if (!-d $home . '/.lock-auto-reply'){
+    mkdir $home . '/.lock-auto-reply';
+    chown getpwnam($userName)->uid, getpwnam($userName)->gid, $home . '/.lock-auto-reply';
+    chmod 750, $home . '/.lock-auto-reply';
+  }
   esmith::templates::processTemplate ({
           MORE_DATA              => { USERNAME => $userName },
           TEMPLATE_PATH          => "/.lock-auto-reply/message.txt",