diff --git a/Dockerfile-alpine.template b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
index a92701c0..1b51fcb9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-alpine.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     rm -rf /usr/src/nextcloud/updater; \
     mkdir -p /usr/src/nextcloud/data; \
     mkdir -p /usr/src/nextcloud/custom_apps; \
+    chown www-data:www-data custom_apps; \
     chmod +x /usr/src/nextcloud/occ; \
     apk del .fetch-deps
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile-debian.template b/Dockerfile-debian.template
index c4c01814..befdca12 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-debian.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-debian.template
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     rm -rf /usr/src/nextcloud/updater; \
     mkdir -p /usr/src/nextcloud/data; \
     mkdir -p /usr/src/nextcloud/custom_apps; \
+    chown www-data:www-data custom_apps; \
     chmod +x /usr/src/nextcloud/occ; \
     \
     apt-get purge -y --auto-remove -o APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant=false $fetchDeps; \