diff --git a/full_deployment.sh b/full_deployment.sh
index 5895423..ab37be0 100755
--- a/full_deployment.sh
+++ b/full_deployment.sh
@@ -121,9 +121,10 @@ phase_sfu() {
   # Deploy SFU signaling service to cast01 workspace
   log "cast01: deploying SFU signaling service..."
   rsh cast01 "
-    mkdir -p /var/www/ac/workspace/ac-ms-sfu-signaling
+    sudo mkdir -p /var/www/ac/workspace/ac-ms-sfu-signaling
     if [ -d /mnt/repos/ac/ac-ms-sfu-signaling ]; then
-      rsync -a --delete /mnt/repos/ac/ac-ms-sfu-signaling/ /var/www/ac/workspace/ac-ms-sfu-signaling/
+      sudo rsync -a --delete /mnt/repos/ac/ac-ms-sfu-signaling/ /var/www/ac/workspace/ac-ms-sfu-signaling/
+      sudo chown -R nginx:nginx /var/www/ac/workspace/ac-ms-sfu-signaling/ 2>/dev/null || true
     fi
   "
   # Apply SFU schema migrations via load-schemas