diff --git a/manifests/main/files.pp b/manifests/main/files.pp
index f6153cd..5ad8ea4 100644
--- a/manifests/main/files.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/files.pp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ class confdroid_gitea::main::files (
 
     file { '/usr/local/bin/gitea':
       ensure => 'link',
+      owner  => $ga_user,
+      group  => $ga_user,
       target => "${ga_opt_dir}/gitea",
     }
 
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index fbbcbb2..ac490fd 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class confdroid_gitea::params (
   String $ga_log_mode                       = 'file',
   String $ga_log_level                      = 'info',
   # security
-  Boolean $ga_install_lock                  = false,
+  Boolean $ga_install_lock                  = true,
   String $ga_secret_key                     = 'ChangeMe1234567890',
   String $ga_reverse_proxy_limit            = '1',
   String $ga_reverse_proxy_trusted_proxies  = '*',