diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 986a23abf..f4ae01f82 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ RUN apk add --upgrade \
         mariadb-connector-c \
         netcat-openbsd \
         python3 \
-        tzdata
+        tzdata \
+        shadow
 
 # Install additional build dependencies
 RUN apk add --upgrade \
diff --git a/docker/init_scripts/init b/docker/init_scripts/init
index 63ee0f173..636f380af 100755
--- a/docker/init_scripts/init
+++ b/docker/init_scripts/init
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ fi
 umask "$UMASK"
 
 echo "Setting permissions and ownership for necessary directories..."
-chown -R romm:romm /romm /redis-data /backend /frontend /tmp
-chmod -R 755 /romm /redis-data /backend /frontend /tmp
+chown -R romm:romm /romm /redis-data /backend
+chmod -R 755 /romm /redis-data /backend
 
 # switch to backend directory
 cd /backend || { error_log "/backend directory doesn't seem to exist"; }