diff --git a/Repositories/statistics/Makefile b/Repositories/statistics/Makefile
index cf35e73..df7ad6a 100755
--- a/Repositories/statistics/Makefile
+++ b/Repositories/statistics/Makefile
@@ -37,11 +37,9 @@
 
 deploy: $(GENERATED_FILES)
 	@announce "Copying files..."
-	@sudo rsync --verbose --cvs-exclude --exclude=Makefile \
+	@sudo -u $(EPRINTS_USER) rsync --verbose --cvs-exclude --exclude=Makefile \
 		--exclude='*.make' --exclude='*_src.*' \
 		--recursive --times . $(EPRINTSSTATS)
-	@announce "Correcting ownership..."
-	sudo chown -R $(EPRINTS_USER):$(EPRINTS_GROUP) $(EPRINTSSTATS)
 
 
 config/inc.vars.es.php: config/inc.vars.es_src.php
@@ -66,8 +64,7 @@
 
 stats:
 	@announce "Generating statistics..."
-	@sudo -u $(EPRINTS_USER) php $(BINDIR)/eprints-usage.php
-#	@sudo -u $(EPRINTS_USER) perl $(BINDIR)/add_country.pl
+	@php $(BINDIR)/eprints-usage.php
 
 
 debug: