diff --git a/nextcloud/Dockerfile.12.0 b/nextcloud/Dockerfile.12.0
index 11a9f11..bd3c6d4 100644
--- a/nextcloud/Dockerfile.12.0
+++ b/nextcloud/Dockerfile.12.0
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ ENV UID=991 GID=991 \
     CRON_MEMORY_LIMIT=1g \
     TZ=Etc/UTC \
     DB_TYPE=sqlite3 \
-    DOMAIN=localhost
+    DOMAIN=localhost \
+    CHECK_PERMISSIONS=1
 
 RUN apk -U upgrade \
  && apk add -t build-dependencies \
diff --git a/nextcloud/Dockerfile.13.0 b/nextcloud/Dockerfile.13.0
index 122ba3a..1db4479 100644
--- a/nextcloud/Dockerfile.13.0
+++ b/nextcloud/Dockerfile.13.0
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ ENV UID=991 GID=991 \
     CRON_MEMORY_LIMIT=1g \
     TZ=Etc/UTC \
     DB_TYPE=sqlite3 \
-    DOMAIN=localhost
+    DOMAIN=localhost \
+    ChECK_PERMISSIONS=1
 
 RUN apk -U upgrade \
  && apk add -t build-dependencies \
diff --git a/nextcloud/README.md b/nextcloud/README.md
index 98692ed..0933acc 100644
--- a/nextcloud/README.md
+++ b/nextcloud/README.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Other tags than `daily` are built weekly. For security reasons, you should occas
 - **DB_USER** : username for database *(default : none)*
 - **DB_PASSWORD** : password for database user *(default : none)*
 - **DB_HOST** : database host *(default : none)*
+- **CHECK_PERMISSIONS** : disable permission check *(default: 1)*
 
 Don't forget to use a **strong password** for the admin account!
 
diff --git a/nextcloud/rootfs/usr/local/bin/run.sh b/nextcloud/rootfs/usr/local/bin/run.sh
index 6accca2..65c068d 100644
--- a/nextcloud/rootfs/usr/local/bin/run.sh
+++ b/nextcloud/rootfs/usr/local/bin/run.sh
@@ -22,16 +22,20 @@ if [ ! -d /data/session ]; then
   mkdir -p /data/session;
 fi
 
-echo "Updating permissions..."
-for dir in /nextcloud /data /config /apps2 /var/log /php /nginx /tmp /etc/s6.d; do
-  if $(find $dir ! -user $UID -o ! -group $GID|egrep '.' -q); then
-    echo "Updating permissions in $dir..."
-    chown -R $UID:$GID $dir
-  else
-    echo "Permissions in $dir are correct."
-  fi
-done
-echo "Done updating permissions."
+if [ "$CHECK_PERMISSIONS" = "1" ]; then
+  echo "Updating permissions..."
+  for dir in /nextcloud /data /config /apps2 /var/log /php /nginx /tmp /etc/s6.d; do
+    if $(find $dir ! -user $UID -o ! -group $GID|egrep '.' -q); then
+      echo "Updating permissions in $dir..."
+      chown -R $UID:$GID $dir
+    else
+      echo "Permissions in $dir are correct."
+    fi
+  done
+  echo "Done updating permissions."
+else
+  echo "Skip checking permissions"
+fi
 
 if [ ! -f /config/config.php ]; then
     # New installation, run the setup