diff --git a/joplin/rootfs/run.sh b/joplin/rootfs/run.sh
index ff22bc29f..6a50effb2 100644
--- a/joplin/rootfs/run.sh
+++ b/joplin/rootfs/run.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 bashio::log.warning "Warning - minimum configuration recommended : 2 cpu cores and 4 GB of memory. Otherwise the system will become unresponsive and crash." 
 
+chmod u+r /data/options.json
+
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 # BANNER #
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