diff --git a/joplin/Dockerfile b/joplin/Dockerfile
index c09d1b7dd..3d62968c2 100644
--- a/joplin/Dockerfile
+++ b/joplin/Dockerfile
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ RUN \
     | tar -xzf - --strip 1 -C /tmp/bashio \
     && mv /tmp/bashio/lib /usr/lib/bashio \
     && ln -s /usr/lib/bashio/bashio /usr/bin/bashio \
-    && rm -rf /tmp/bashio
+    && rm -rf /tmp/bashio \
     ###################
     # Configure image #
     ###################
+    && touch /data/options.json \
+    && chmod u+r /data/options.json || true
 
 # Copy root filesystem
 ARG user=joplin