diff --git a/dist/setup.sh b/dist/setup.sh
index 05776a5..4b1e968 100755
--- a/dist/setup.sh
+++ b/dist/setup.sh
@@ -523,14 +523,14 @@ check_directory_owner() {
     else
       # does parent exist and do we have rw on that?
       local parentDir=$(dirname $d)
+      echo $parentDir
       while [[ ! $parentDir == '/' && ! -e $parentDir ]]; do
-        if [[ ! -r $parentDir || ! -w $parentDir ]]; then
-          status=1
-          break;
-        fi
         parentDir=$(dirname $parentDir)
-        echo $parentDir
       done
+      echo $parentDir
+      if [[ ! -r $parentDir || ! -w $parentDir ]]; then
+        status=1
+      fi
     fi
   done
   echo $status