diff --git a/deployment/ckan/Dockerfile b/deployment/ckan/Dockerfile
index 429fb89fc..1c86ff6c0 100644
--- a/deployment/ckan/Dockerfile
+++ b/deployment/ckan/Dockerfile
@@ -67,4 +67,8 @@ ENV CKAN__PLUGINS image_view text_view webpage_view resource_proxy datatables_vi
 RUN ckan config-tool ${CKAN_INI} "ckan.plugins = ${CKAN__PLUGINS}"
 RUN ckan config-tool ${CKAN_INI} "ckan.auth.create_user_via_web = false"
 
+USER root
+
+RUN chown -R ckan:ckan ${APP_DIR}/src/
+
 USER ckan