diff --git a/paperless_ngx/rootfs/templates/variables.sh b/paperless_ngx/rootfs/templates/variables.sh
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+#!usr/bin/env bashio
+
+bashio::log.info "Defining variables"
+
+if bashio::config.has_value "PUID"; then export USERMAP_UID=$(bashio::config "PUID"); fi
+if bashio::config.has_value "PGID"; then export USERMAP_GID=$(bashio::config "PGID"); fi
+if bashio::config.has_value "TZ"; then export PAPERLESS_TIME_ZONE=$(bashio::config "TZ"); fi
+if bashio::config.has_value "OCRLANG"; then export PAPERLESS_OCR_LANGUAGES=$(bashio::config "OCRLANG"); fi
+if bashio::config.has_value "PAPERLESS_OCR_MODE"; then export PAPERLESS_OCR_MODE=$(bashio::config "PAPERLESS_OCR_MODE"); fi
+