diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 28219bb7..07333d56 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ RUN mkdir /opt/recipes
 WORKDIR /opt/recipes
 COPY . ./
 RUN chmod +x boot.sh setup.sh
-RUN chmod 755 /opt/recipes/mediafiles
 RUN ln -s /opt/recipes/setup.sh /usr/local/bin/createsuperuser
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache --virtual .build-deps gcc musl-dev postgresql-dev zlib-dev jpeg-dev  && \
diff --git a/boot.sh b/boot.sh
index 0605d78d..f79975ed 100644
--- a/boot.sh
+++ b/boot.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ python manage.py migrate
 python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
 echo "Done"
 
+exec chmod 755 /opt/recipes/mediafiles
 exec gunicorn -b :8080 --access-logfile - --error-logfile - recipes.wsgi
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