diff --git a/docker/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/00-app-user-map.sh b/docker/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/00-app-user-map.sh
index 6d8dc519def8471af13a6a59257a41be42d417d9..a85a6c0f1a979face95f04c69312bbebcb980dce 100644
--- a/docker/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/00-app-user-map.sh
+++ b/docker/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/00-app-user-map.sh
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ echo "$APP_USER:x:$GROUP_ID:" >> /etc/group
 
 # Make sure APP_HOME is editable by the user
 if [[ -n "$APP_HOME" ]] ; then
-    chown -R "$APP_USER" "$APP_HOME"
-    chmod -R u+rw "$APP_HOME"
+    chown -R "$APP_USER" "$APP_HOME" || true
+    chmod -R u+rw "$APP_HOME" || true
 fi
 
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