diff --git a/papermerge/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-adduser b/papermerge/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-adduser
index 92a3818bc..6f56fa7a6 100644
--- a/papermerge/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-adduser
+++ b/papermerge/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-adduser
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ User gid:    $(id -g abc)
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 "
 
-mkdir -p /config/papermerge || true
-
 chown abc:abc /app
-chown abc:abc /config/papermerge
+chown abc:abc /config
 chown abc:abc /defaults