diff --git a/public/auth/register.php b/public/auth/register.php
index a538590..5983189 100644
--- a/public/auth/register.php
+++ b/public/auth/register.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if (isset($_POST['username']) AND isset($_POST['password'])) {
 		umask(0002);
 		if (mkdir(CONF['ht']['ht_path'] . "/" . $_POST['username'], 0775) !== true)
 			serverError("Can't create user directory.");
-		exec(CONF['ht']['sudo_path'] . " " . CONF['ht']['chgrp_path'] . " " . CONF['ht']['sftpgo_group'] . " " . CONF['ht']['ht_path'] . "/" . $_POST['username'], $stdout, $code);
+		exec(CONF['ht']['sudo_path'] . " " . CONF['ht']['chgrp_path'] . " " . CONF['ht']['sftpgo_group'] . " " . CONF['ht']['ht_path'] . "/" . $_POST['username'] . " --no-dereference", $stdout, $code);
 		if ($code !== 0)
 			serverError("Can't change user directory group.");