diff --git a/cmd/filebot/filebot.go b/cmd/filebot/filebot.go
index 3086da6..6c9d5b5 100644
--- a/cmd/filebot/filebot.go
+++ b/cmd/filebot/filebot.go
@@ -11,11 +11,15 @@ import (
 
 func runMainCommand(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	conf := setting.Flags.Config()
+	conf, err := setting.Flags.Config()
+	if err != nil {
+		setting.Logger().Fatal("Failed load configuration", err)
+		return
+	}
 
 	w := watcher.NewWatcher(ctx)
 	defer w.Close()
-	w.AddFilesToObservable(*conf)
+	w.AddFilesToObservable(conf)
 
 	tasks.RunTaskWithInterval(ctx, 1*time.Hour, tasks.MoveToTrashTask)
 
diff --git a/file/move.go b/file/move.go
index 2264a1a..b954810 100644
--- a/file/move.go
+++ b/file/move.go
@@ -38,13 +38,16 @@ func MoveToDestination(dest string, paths ...string) (err error) {
 
 		newPath := filepath.Join(fixedDest, filepath.Base(src))
 
-		if _, err = os.Stat(src); !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
-			err = os.Rename(src, newPath)
-			if err != nil {
+		if stat, err := os.Stat(src); err == nil {
+			if err = os.Rename(src, newPath); err != nil {
 				setting.Logger().Error(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to move file from %s to %s", src, newPath), err)
 				continue
 			}
 
+			if err = updateOwnerAndGroupID(stat, newPath); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
 			setting.Logger().Info(fmt.Sprintf("Moved file from %s to %s", src, dest))
 		}
 	}
@@ -52,6 +55,13 @@ func MoveToDestination(dest string, paths ...string) (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func updateOwnerAndGroupID(ogInfo os.FileInfo, src string) (err error) {
+	conf, _ := setting.Flags.Config()
+	uid, gid := uid(src, ogInfo, conf), gid(src, ogInfo, conf)
+
+	return os.Chown(src, int(uid), int(gid))
+}
+
 func checkFilePermissions(stat os.FileInfo) error {
 	writePermIndex := strings.Index(stat.Mode().String(), unixWritePermission)
 	if writePermIndex == -1 {
diff --git a/file/stat.go b/file/stat.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..778ca11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/file/stat.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package file
+
+import (
+	"github.com/wittano/filebot/setting"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+type uID int
+type gID int
+
+const (
+	rootID  uID = 0
+	rootGID gID = 0
+)
+
+func uid(path string, ogStat os.FileInfo, config setting.Config) uID {
+	baseDir := filepath.Dir(path)
+
+	for _, dir := range config.Dirs {
+		if dir.Dest == baseDir {
+			uid := uID(os.Getuid())
+
+			if dir.UID > 0 {
+				uid = uID(dir.UID)
+			} else if dir.IsRoot {
+				uid = rootID
+			}
+
+			return uid
+		}
+	}
+
+	return uID(ogStat.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t).Uid)
+}
+
+func gid(path string, ogStat os.FileInfo, config setting.Config) gID {
+	baseDir := filepath.Dir(path)
+
+	for _, dir := range config.Dirs {
+		if dir.Dest == baseDir {
+			uid := gID(os.Getgid())
+			if dir.UID > 0 {
+				uid = gID(dir.GID)
+			} else if dir.IsRoot {
+				uid = rootGID
+			}
+
+			return uid
+		}
+	}
+
+	return gID(ogStat.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t).Gid)
+}
diff --git a/setting/config_file.go b/setting/config_file.go
index 7c8fd48..0b3db9c 100644
--- a/setting/config_file.go
+++ b/setting/config_file.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Dirs []Directory `validate:"required"`
 }
 
-var config *Config
+var config Config
 
 type Directory struct {
 	Src         []string `validate:"required"`
@@ -30,16 +30,12 @@ type Directory struct {
 	MoveToTrash bool `validate:"required_without=Dest"`
 	After       uint
 	Exceptions  []string
+	UID         uint32
+	GID         uint32
+	IsRoot      bool
 }
 
 func (d Directory) RealPaths() (paths []string, err error) {
-	v := validator.New(validator.WithRequiredStructEnabled())
-
-	err = v.Struct(d)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
 	for _, exp := range d.Src {
 		if d.Recursive {
 			paths, err = path.PathsFromPatternRecursive(exp)
@@ -139,29 +135,28 @@ func isUserRoot() bool {
 	return os.Getuid() == 0
 }
 
-func load(path string) (*Config, error) {
+func load(path string) (Config, error) {
 	bytes, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return Config{}, err
 	}
 
 	var unmarshal map[string]Directory
 	if err := toml.Unmarshal(bytes, &unmarshal); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return Config{}, err
 	}
 
 	if len(unmarshal) == 0 {
-		return nil, errors.New("config file is empty")
+		return Config{}, errors.New("config file is empty")
 	}
 
-	config = new(Config)
 	config.Dirs = maps.Values(unmarshal)
 
 	v := validator.New(validator.WithRequiredStructEnabled())
 
 	for _, d := range config.Dirs {
 		if err = v.Struct(d); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return Config{}, err
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/setting/flags.go b/setting/flags.go
index 7d4bfd9..c67ea91 100644
--- a/setting/flags.go
+++ b/setting/flags.go
@@ -21,17 +21,12 @@ var Flags = Flag{
 	"",
 }
 
-func (f Flag) Config() *Config {
-	if config != nil {
-		return config
+func (f Flag) Config() (Config, error) {
+	if config.Dirs != nil {
+		return config, nil
 	}
 
-	c, err := load(f.ConfigPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		Logger().Fatal("Failed to load config file", err)
-	}
-
-	return c
+	return load(f.ConfigPath)
 }
 
 func (f Flag) LogLevel() LogLevel {
diff --git a/tasks/trash.go b/tasks/trash.go
index eae897d..0dd5ad1 100644
--- a/tasks/trash.go
+++ b/tasks/trash.go
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ func MoveToTrashTask(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	default:
 	}
 
-	for _, dir := range setting.Flags.Config().Dirs {
+	config, err := setting.Flags.Config()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, dir := range config.Dirs {
 		if dir.MoveToTrash {
 			if err = moveFileToTrash(dir); err != nil {
 				return
diff --git a/watcher/watcher.go b/watcher/watcher.go
index fdbc382..cacdd37 100644
--- a/watcher/watcher.go
+++ b/watcher/watcher.go
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ func (w *MyWatcher) updateObservableFileList(ctx context.Context) error {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return
 		default:
-			conf := setting.Flags.Config()
+			conf, _ := setting.Flags.Config()
 
-			w.AddFilesToObservable(*conf)
+			w.AddFilesToObservable(conf)
 		}
 	}()