diff --git a/gonotego/supervisord.conf b/gonotego/supervisord.conf
index f7ced19f..2752b5fc 100644
--- a/gonotego/supervisord.conf
+++ b/gonotego/supervisord.conf
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ password=notego
 [program:GoNoteGo-audio-listener]
 command=/home/pi/code/github/dbieber/GoNoteGo/env/bin/python /home/pi/code/github/dbieber/GoNoteGo/gonotego/audio/runner.py
 directory=/home/pi
-user=root
+user=pi
 
 [program:GoNoteGo-command-center]
 environment=XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/1000"
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ user=pi
 [program:GoNoteGo-text-listener]
 command=/home/pi/code/github/dbieber/GoNoteGo/env/bin/python /home/pi/code/github/dbieber/GoNoteGo/gonotego/text/runner.py
 directory=/home/pi
-user=root
+user=pi
 
 [program:GoNoteGo-transcription]
 environment=GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="/home/pi/secrets/google_credentials.json",LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libatomic.so.1.2.0
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@ user=pi
 [program:GoNoteGo-settings]
 command=/home/pi/code/github/dbieber/GoNoteGo/env/bin/python /home/pi/code/github/dbieber/GoNoteGo/gonotego/settings/server.py
 directory=/home/pi
-user=root
+user=pi
diff --git a/scripts/install_settings.sh b/scripts/install_settings.sh
index 4802f131..78eae1a4 100755
--- a/scripts/install_settings.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_settings.sh
@@ -12,4 +12,10 @@ if [ -f "$source_file" ]; then
 
     # Rename the original file to a backup file
     mv "$source_file" "$backup_file"
+    
+    # Ensure the copied settings file is owned by pi user
+    chown pi:pi "$target_dir/$(basename "$source_file")"
 fi
+
+# Ensure the entire GoNoteGo repo is owned by pi user
+chown -R pi:pi /home/pi/code/github/dbieber/GoNoteGo