diff --git a/scripts/deploy-ebook-to-www b/scripts/deploy-ebook-to-www
index 2c4ed47d..1f0ea7df 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-ebook-to-www
+++ b/scripts/deploy-ebook-to-www
@@ -411,9 +411,6 @@ if [ "${feeds}" = "true" ]; then
 
 		"${scriptsDir}/generate-feeds" --webroot "${webRoot}" --weburl "${webUrl}"
 
-		sudo chown --recursive se:committers "${webRoot}"/feeds/*/{*.xml,*/*.xml}
-		sudo chmod --recursive a+r,ug+w,a+X "${webRoot}"/feeds/*/
-
 		if [ "${verbose}" = "true" ]; then
 			printf "Done.\n"
 		fi
@@ -433,9 +430,6 @@ if [ "${bulkDownloads}" = "true" ]; then
 
 		"${scriptsDir}/generate-bulk-downloads" --webroot "${webRoot}"
 
-		sudo chown --recursive se:committers "${webRoot}"/bulk-downloads/*/
-		sudo chmod --recursive a+r,ug+w,a+X "${webRoot}"/bulk-downloads/*/
-
 		if [ "${verbose}" = "true" ]; then
 			printf "Done.\n"
 		fi
@@ -445,3 +439,7 @@ if [ "${bulkDownloads}" = "true" ]; then
 		fi
 	fi
 fi
+
+if [ "${verbose}" = "true" ]; then
+	printf "Finished processing ebook.\n"
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/generate-bulk-downloads b/scripts/generate-bulk-downloads
index b8a765ab..1da64233 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-bulk-downloads
+++ b/scripts/generate-bulk-downloads
@@ -211,3 +211,9 @@ foreach($groups as $group){
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// Set ownership and permissions
+// We don't use PHP's built in chown/chmod chmod can't accept strings
+// The `chmod +X` command, with a capital X, makes only matched directories executable.
+exec('sudo chown --preserve-root --recursive se:committers ' . escapeshellarg($webRoot) . '/bulk-downloads/*/');
+exec('sudo chmod --preserve-root --recursive a+r,ug+w,a+X ' . escapeshellarg($webRoot) . '/bulk-downloads/*/');
diff --git a/scripts/generate-feeds b/scripts/generate-feeds
index 4df034f5..7c676ec5 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-feeds
+++ b/scripts/generate-feeds
@@ -233,3 +233,10 @@ foreach($ebooksByAuthor as $collection => $ebooks){
 	$collectionAtomFeed = new AtomFeed($title, $subtitle, '/feeds/atom/authors/' . $authors[$collection]['id'],  $webRoot . '/feeds/atom/authors/' . $authors[$collection]['id'] . '.xml', $ebooks);
 	SaveFeed($collectionAtomFeed, $force, $authors[$collection]['name'], $authors[$collection]['sortedname'], $now);
 }
+
+// Set ownership and permissions
+// We don't use PHP's built in chown/chmod chmod can't accept strings
+// The `chmod +X` command, with a capital X, makes only matched directories executable.
+exec('sudo chown --preserve-root --recursive se:committers ' . escapeshellarg($webRoot) . '/feeds/*/*.xml');
+exec('sudo chown --preserve-root --recursive se:committers ' . escapeshellarg($webRoot) . '/feeds/*/*/*.xml');
+exec('sudo chmod --preserve-root --recursive a+r,ug+w,a+X ' . escapeshellarg($webRoot) . '/feeds/*/');