diff --git a/papermerge/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/00-folders.sh b/papermerge/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/00-folders.sh
index 9a17037b3..7800b7215 100644
--- a/papermerge/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/00-folders.sh
+++ b/papermerge/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/00-folders.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,3 @@ if [ -d /data/config ]; then
     mv /data/config/* "$CONFIGLOCATION"/config/
     rm -r /data/config
 fi
-
-# Make sure permissions are right
-chown -R "$(id -u):$(id -g)" "$CONFIGLOCATION"