diff --git a/mod/core/Dockerfile b/mod/core/Dockerfile
index 381c04d..7778251 100644
--- a/mod/core/Dockerfile
+++ b/mod/core/Dockerfile
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ RUN find /etc/systemd/ | grep wants | xargs -r -n 1 basename | grep service | gr
 RUN systemctl disable systemd-journal-flush systemd-update-utmp.service
 RUN systemctl enable red5 freeswitch bbb-apps-akka bbb-transcode-akka bbb-fsesl-akka bbb-web # bbb-rap-caption-inbox
 
-# -- fix directory permissions
-RUN chown bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton /var/bigbluebutton
 
 COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 
diff --git a/mod/core/entrypoint.sh b/mod/core/entrypoint.sh
index 516c39d..28c4428 100755
--- a/mod/core/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/mod/core/entrypoint.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ mkdir -p /var/bigbluebutton/published
 mkdir -p /var/bigbluebutton/deleted
 mkdir -p /var/bigbluebutton/unpublished
 
+# -- fix directory permissions
+RUN chown bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton /var/bigbluebutton
 
 dockerize \
     -template /opt/freeswitch/conf/vars.xml.tmpl:/opt/freeswitch/conf/vars.xml \