diff --git a/pkgs/sops-install-secrets/darwin.go b/pkgs/sops-install-secrets/darwin.go
index f1c2657..95f3662 100644
--- a/pkgs/sops-install-secrets/darwin.go
+++ b/pkgs/sops-install-secrets/darwin.go
@@ -102,8 +102,10 @@ func MountSecretFs(mountpoint string, keysGid int, userMode bool) error {
 	//	}
 	//}
 
-	if err := os.Chown(mountpoint, 0, int(keysGid)); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot change owner/group of '%s' to 0/%d: %w", mountpoint, keysGid, err)
+	if !userMode {
+		if err := os.Chown(mountpoint, 0, int(keysGid)); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Cannot change owner/group of '%s' to 0/%d: %w", mountpoint, keysGid, err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil