diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
index 1112257cb..7a10e80ed 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.rb
@@ -136,9 +136,15 @@ task :smtp_ssl_and_delay_jobs_secrets do
     within current_path do
       with rails_env: fetch(:rails_env) do
         tasks_file_path = "lib/tasks/secrets.rake"
+        shared_secrets_path = "#{shared_path}/config/secrets.yml"
 
         unless test("[ -e #{current_path}/#{tasks_file_path} ]")
           begin
+            unless test("[ -w #{shared_secrets_path} ]")
+              execute "sudo chown `whoami` #{shared_secrets_path}"
+              execute "chmod u+w #{shared_secrets_path}"
+            end
+
             execute "cp #{release_path}/#{tasks_file_path} #{current_path}/#{tasks_file_path}"
 
             execute :rake, "secrets:smtp_ssl_and_delay_jobs"