diff --git a/backend.dockerfile b/backend.dockerfile
index 567d87e..ec04ec9 100644
--- a/backend.dockerfile
+++ b/backend.dockerfile
@@ -59,15 +59,15 @@ WORKDIR /home/wiaas/backend/
 RUN composer install --no-dev
 
 WORKDIR /home/wiaas
+RUN rm -rf backend/app/uploads
 RUN cp -r backend/* /var/www/html/
 
 
 WORKDIR /var/www/html
 RUN ln -s ../html api
 
-COPY docker/php/.htaccess /var/www/html/ 
+COPY docker/php/.htaccess /var/www/html/
 
 RUN chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html
-RUN chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/app/uploads
 
 CMD /init-scripts/setup.sh
diff --git a/docker/php/setup.sh b/docker/php/setup.sh
index cd47b5b..6b2bdbd 100644
--- a/docker/php/setup.sh
+++ b/docker/php/setup.sh
@@ -34,5 +34,7 @@ EOF
 
 echo "Done"
 
+chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/app/uploads
+
 #start image
 exec apache2-foreground