diff --git a/users.cpp b/users.cpp
index 9008008..29aaf27 100644
--- a/users.cpp
+++ b/users.cpp
@@ -205,8 +205,7 @@
 {
     return manager.userPasswordExpired(userName);
 }
-bool changeFileOwnership(const std::string& filePath,
-                         const std::string& userName)
+bool changeFileOwnership(const std::string& userName)
 {
     // Get the user ID
     passwd* pwd = getpwnam(userName.c_str());
@@ -216,10 +215,17 @@
         return false;
     }
     // Change the ownership of the file
-    if (chown(filePath.c_str(), pwd->pw_uid, pwd->pw_gid) != 0)
+    // Change ownership recursively for the user's home directory
+    std::string homeDir = std::format("/home/{}/", userName);
+    for (const auto& entry :
+         std::filesystem::recursive_directory_iterator(homeDir))
     {
-        lg2::error("Ownership change error {PATH}", "PATH", filePath);
-        return false;
+        if (chown(entry.path().c_str(), pwd->pw_uid, pwd->pw_gid) != 0)
+        {
+            lg2::error("Ownership change error {PATH}", "PATH",
+                       entry.path().string());
+            return false;
+        }
     }
     return true;
 }
@@ -267,7 +273,7 @@
     std::string secret;
     std::getline(file, secret);
     file.close();
-    if (!changeFileOwnership(path, userName))
+    if (!changeFileOwnership(userName))
     {
         throw UnsupportedRequest();
     }