diff --git a/setup/web.sh b/setup/web.sh
index b74a3ed..be708fd 100755
--- a/setup/web.sh
+++ b/setup/web.sh
@@ -160,3 +160,6 @@ restart_service php$(php_version)-fpm
 # Open ports.
 ufw_allow http
 ufw_allow https
+
+# Allow the webserver to access directories group-owned by user-data
+usermod -a -G user-data www-data
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