diff --git a/paperless_ngx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh b/paperless_ngx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
index e2871efad..2bda57952 100755
--- a/paperless_ngx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
+++ b/paperless_ngx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ if bashio::config.has_value "PAPERLESS_DATA_DIR"; then export PAPERLESS_DATA_DIR
 if bashio::config.has_value "PAPERLESS_MEDIA_ROOT"; then export PAPERLESS_MEDIA_ROOT=$(bashio::config "PAPERLESS_MEDIA_ROOT"); fi
 if bashio::config.has_value "PAPERLESS_CONSUMPTION_DIR"; then export PAPERLESS_CONSUMPTION_DIR=$(bashio::config "PAPERLESS_CONSUMPTION_DIR"); fi
 
+for folder in "$PAPERLESS_DATA_DIR" "$PAPERLESS_MEDIA_ROOT" "$PAPERLESS_CONSUMPTION_DIR"; do
+  mkdir -p "$folder"
+  chmod -R 755 "$folder"
+  chown -R paperless:paperless "$folder"
+done
+
 ###################
 # Define database #
 ###################