diff --git a/mealie/rootfs/run.txt b/mealie/rootfs/run.txt
index 3b397eb08..248e9ffc7 100644
--- a/mealie/rootfs/run.txt
+++ b/mealie/rootfs/run.txt
@@ -104,19 +104,11 @@ fi
 # PERMISSIONS #
 ###############
 
-mkdir -p "$DATA_DIR"
 chmod -R 777 /data
-chmod -R 777 "$DATA_DIR"
-chown -R "$PUID:$PGID" "$DATA_DIR"
-if [ -f "$DATA_DIR"/.secret ]; then
-    echo ".secret file is existing"
-    chmod 777 "$DATA_DIR"/.secret
-    chown "$PUID:$PGID" "$DATA_DIR"/.secret
-fi
-if [ -f /config/addons_config/mealie_data/.secret ]; then
-    chmod 777 /config/addons_config/mealie_data/.secret
-    chown "$PUID:$PGID" /config/addons_config/mealie_data/.secret
-fi
+mkdir -p "$DATA_DIR"
+cd "$DATA_DIR" || true
+chmod -R 777 .
+chown -R "$PUID:$PGID" .
 echo "Permissions adapted"
 
 bashio::log.info "Starting nginx"