diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 64f3aa1..eb8683d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ RUN addgroup --system mediagoblin \
     && useradd --system --uid 1000 --gid mediagoblin --groups www-data --home-dir /var/lib/mediagoblin \
        --shell /bin/bash mediagoblin \
     && mkdir /app/user_dev \
-    && chmod 0750 /app/user_dev \
+    && chmod --recursive 0750 /app/user_dev \
     && rm /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default \
     && chmod +x /sbin/tini /sbin/wait-for /sbin/run.sh