diff --git a/packaging/freebsd/agent-jail-bootstrap.sh b/packaging/freebsd/agent-jail-bootstrap.sh
index a87e3a1..f8f4fe8 100755
--- a/packaging/freebsd/agent-jail-bootstrap.sh
+++ b/packaging/freebsd/agent-jail-bootstrap.sh
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ for bin in colibri colibri-daemon colibri-probe colibri-mcp colibri-test-agent c
     chmod 755 "${JAIL_ROOT}/usr/local/bin/${bin}"
 done
 
+# Ensure the daemon can write staging files under the jail's home directory
+# (bastille creates /home/clawdie as root:wheel; the daemon runs as clawdie).
+chown -R clawdie:clawdie "${JAIL_ROOT}/home/clawdie"
+
 # Copy npm global agents from the host (jails have no internet).
 NPM_PREFIX="/home/clawdie/.npm-global"
 mkdir -p "${JAIL_ROOT}${NPM_PREFIX}/bin" "${JAIL_ROOT}${NPM_PREFIX}/lib/node_modules"