diff --git a/mealie/rootfs/run.txt b/mealie/rootfs/run.txt
index 248e9ffc7..c8c636382 100644
--- a/mealie/rootfs/run.txt
+++ b/mealie/rootfs/run.txt
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ fi
 chmod -R 777 /data
 mkdir -p "$DATA_DIR"
 cd "$DATA_DIR" || true
-chmod -R 777 .
 chown -R "$PUID:$PGID" .
 echo "Permissions adapted"