diff --git a/plex/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/90-create_links.sh b/plex/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/90-create_links.sh
index 98b2d34b4..6700431d7 100755
--- a/plex/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/90-create_links.sh
+++ b/plex/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/90-create_links.sh
@@ -1,42 +1,38 @@
 #!/usr/bin/with-contenv bashio
 set -euo pipefail
 
-# --- Config ---
 PUID="$(bashio::config 'PUID' || echo 0)"
 PGID="$(bashio::config 'PGID' || echo 0)"
 
 bashio::log.info "Ensuring Plex library location and symlink ..."
 
 # 1) Ensure base dir exists
-install -d -m 0775 /share/plex
+install -d -m 0775 /share/plex || mkdir -p /share/plex
 
-# 2) If a real /config/Library exists and /share/plex/Library doesn't, migrate it once
+# 2) Migrate once if needed
 if [ -d /config/Library ] && [ ! -L /config/Library ] && [ ! -e /share/plex/Library ]; then
   bashio::log.info "Migrating /config/Library to /share/plex/Library"
-  mv /config/Library /share/plex/   # results in /share/plex/Library
+  mv /config/Library /share/plex/
 fi
 
-# 3) Ensure target exists (in case there was nothing to migrate)
-install -d -m 0775 /share/plex/Library
+# 3) Ensure target exists
+install -d -m 0775 /share/plex/Library || mkdir -p /share/plex/Library
 
 # 4) Ensure symlink /config/Library -> /share/plex/Library
 if [ ! -L /config/Library ] || [ "$(readlink -f /config/Library || true)" != "/share/plex/Library" ]; then
-  # If a leftover dir/file exists at /config/Library, back it up instead of deleting
   if [ -e /config/Library ] && [ ! -L /config/Library ]; then
-    TS="$(date +%s)"
-    # bashio::log.warning "Found non-symlink at /config/Library; backing up to /config/Library.bak-${TS}"
-    mv /config/Library "/config/Library.bak-${TS}"
+    mv /config/Library "/config/Library.bak-$(date +%s)"
   else
     rm -f /config/Library || true
   fi
   ln -sfn /share/plex/Library /config/Library
 fi
 
-# 5) Ownership & top-level perms (independent checks; avoid recursive 777)
+# 5) Fix ownership and permissions **recursively** so Plex can write its DB
 if [ "$PUID" != "0" ] || [ "$PGID" != "0" ]; then
-  chown "$PUID:$PGID" /share/plex /share/plex/Library
-  # 2775 keeps group for new items created inside
-  chmod 2775 /share/plex /share/plex/Library
+  chown -R "$PUID:$PGID" /share/plex/Library
+  chmod -R u+rwX,g+rwX /share/plex/Library
+  chmod g+s /share/plex/Library
 fi
 
 bashio::log.info "Plex library directory and symlink are ready."