diff --git a/10.0/apache/Dockerfile b/10.0/apache/Dockerfile
index 1f38d8e..434fe7f 100644
--- a/10.0/apache/Dockerfile
+++ b/10.0/apache/Dockerfile
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ RUN set -ex \
 RUN a2enmod rewrite
 
 ENV NEXTCLOUD_VERSION 10.0.6
+
+RUN chown -R www-data:root /var/www/html
 VOLUME /var/www/html
 
 COPY config/* /usr/src/nextcloud/config/
@@ -58,16 +60,8 @@ RUN curl -fsSL -o nextcloud.tar.bz2 \
  && tar -xjf nextcloud.tar.bz2 -C /usr/src/ \
  && rm nextcloud.tar.bz2 \
  && rm -rf /usr/src/nextcloud/updater \
- # https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/11/admin_manual/installation/installation_wizard.html#setting-strong-directory-permissions
  && mkdir -p /usr/src/nextcloud/data \
  && mkdir -p /usr/src/nextcloud/custom_apps \
- && find /usr/src/nextcloud/ -type f -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 0640 \
- && find /usr/src/nextcloud/ -type d -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 0750 \
- && chown -R root:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/custom_apps/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/config/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/data/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/themes/ \
  && chmod +x /usr/src/nextcloud/occ
 
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
diff --git a/10.0/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh b/10.0/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
index f073581..61242d4 100755
--- a/10.0/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/10.0/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ function directory_empty() {
     [ -n "$(find "$1"/ -prune -empty)" ]
 }
 
+function run_as() {
+  if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
+    su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c "$1"
+  else
+    bash -c "$1"
+  fi
+}
 
 installed_version="0.0.0~unknown"
 if [ -f /var/www/html/version.php ]; then
@@ -25,10 +32,15 @@ fi
 
 if version_greater "$image_version" "$installed_version"; then
     if [ "$installed_version" != "0.0.0~unknown" ]; then
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_before
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_before
     fi
-    rsync -a --delete --exclude /config/ --exclude /data/ --exclude /custom_apps/ --exclude /themes/ /usr/src/nextcloud/ /var/www/html/
-    
+    if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
+      rsync_options=-a
+    else
+      rsync_options=-rlD
+    fi
+    rsync $rsync_options --delete --exclude /config/ --exclude /data/ --exclude /custom_apps/ --exclude /themes/ /usr/src/nextcloud/ /var/www/html/
+
     for dir in config data themes; do
         if [ ! -d /var/www/html/"$dir" ] || directory_empty /var/www/html/"$dir"; then
             cp -arT /usr/src/nextcloud/"$dir" /var/www/html/"$dir"
@@ -44,9 +56,9 @@ if version_greater "$image_version" "$installed_version"; then
     fi
 
     if [ "$installed_version" != "0.0.0~unknown" ]; then
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ upgrade --no-app-disable'
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ upgrade --no-app-disable'
 
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_after
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_after
         echo "The following apps have beed disabled:"
         diff <(sed -n "/Enabled:/,/Disabled:/p" /tmp/list_before) <(sed -n "/Enabled:/,/Disabled:/p" /tmp/list_after) | grep '<' | cut -d- -f2 | cut -d: -f1
         rm -f /tmp/list_before /tmp/list_after
diff --git a/10.0/fpm/Dockerfile b/10.0/fpm/Dockerfile
index cc1fe76..904713c 100644
--- a/10.0/fpm/Dockerfile
+++ b/10.0/fpm/Dockerfile
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ RUN set -ex \
  && docker-php-ext-enable apcu redis memcached
 
 ENV NEXTCLOUD_VERSION 10.0.6
+
+RUN chown -R www-data:root /var/www/html
 VOLUME /var/www/html
 
 COPY config/* /usr/src/nextcloud/config/
@@ -56,16 +58,8 @@ RUN curl -fsSL -o nextcloud.tar.bz2 \
  && tar -xjf nextcloud.tar.bz2 -C /usr/src/ \
  && rm nextcloud.tar.bz2 \
  && rm -rf /usr/src/nextcloud/updater \
- # https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/11/admin_manual/installation/installation_wizard.html#setting-strong-directory-permissions
  && mkdir -p /usr/src/nextcloud/data \
  && mkdir -p /usr/src/nextcloud/custom_apps \
- && find /usr/src/nextcloud/ -type f -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 0640 \
- && find /usr/src/nextcloud/ -type d -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 0750 \
- && chown -R root:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/custom_apps/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/config/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/data/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/themes/ \
  && chmod +x /usr/src/nextcloud/occ
 
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
diff --git a/10.0/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh b/10.0/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
index f073581..61242d4 100755
--- a/10.0/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/10.0/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ function directory_empty() {
     [ -n "$(find "$1"/ -prune -empty)" ]
 }
 
+function run_as() {
+  if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
+    su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c "$1"
+  else
+    bash -c "$1"
+  fi
+}
 
 installed_version="0.0.0~unknown"
 if [ -f /var/www/html/version.php ]; then
@@ -25,10 +32,15 @@ fi
 
 if version_greater "$image_version" "$installed_version"; then
     if [ "$installed_version" != "0.0.0~unknown" ]; then
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_before
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_before
     fi
-    rsync -a --delete --exclude /config/ --exclude /data/ --exclude /custom_apps/ --exclude /themes/ /usr/src/nextcloud/ /var/www/html/
-    
+    if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
+      rsync_options=-a
+    else
+      rsync_options=-rlD
+    fi
+    rsync $rsync_options --delete --exclude /config/ --exclude /data/ --exclude /custom_apps/ --exclude /themes/ /usr/src/nextcloud/ /var/www/html/
+
     for dir in config data themes; do
         if [ ! -d /var/www/html/"$dir" ] || directory_empty /var/www/html/"$dir"; then
             cp -arT /usr/src/nextcloud/"$dir" /var/www/html/"$dir"
@@ -44,9 +56,9 @@ if version_greater "$image_version" "$installed_version"; then
     fi
 
     if [ "$installed_version" != "0.0.0~unknown" ]; then
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ upgrade --no-app-disable'
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ upgrade --no-app-disable'
 
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_after
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_after
         echo "The following apps have beed disabled:"
         diff <(sed -n "/Enabled:/,/Disabled:/p" /tmp/list_before) <(sed -n "/Enabled:/,/Disabled:/p" /tmp/list_after) | grep '<' | cut -d- -f2 | cut -d: -f1
         rm -f /tmp/list_before /tmp/list_after
diff --git a/11.0/apache/Dockerfile b/11.0/apache/Dockerfile
index 851d24f..1644c16 100644
--- a/11.0/apache/Dockerfile
+++ b/11.0/apache/Dockerfile
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ RUN set -ex \
 RUN a2enmod rewrite
 
 ENV NEXTCLOUD_VERSION 11.0.4
+
+RUN chown -R www-data:root /var/www/html
 VOLUME /var/www/html
 
 COPY config/* /usr/src/nextcloud/config/
@@ -59,16 +61,8 @@ RUN curl -fsSL -o nextcloud.tar.bz2 \
  && tar -xjf nextcloud.tar.bz2 -C /usr/src/ \
  && rm nextcloud.tar.bz2 \
  && rm -rf /usr/src/nextcloud/updater \
- # https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/11/admin_manual/installation/installation_wizard.html#setting-strong-directory-permissions
  && mkdir -p /usr/src/nextcloud/data \
  && mkdir -p /usr/src/nextcloud/custom_apps \
- && find /usr/src/nextcloud/ -type f -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 0640 \
- && find /usr/src/nextcloud/ -type d -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 0750 \
- && chown -R root:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/custom_apps/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/config/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/data/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/themes/ \
  && chmod +x /usr/src/nextcloud/occ
 
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
diff --git a/11.0/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh b/11.0/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
index f073581..61242d4 100755
--- a/11.0/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/11.0/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ function directory_empty() {
     [ -n "$(find "$1"/ -prune -empty)" ]
 }
 
+function run_as() {
+  if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
+    su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c "$1"
+  else
+    bash -c "$1"
+  fi
+}
 
 installed_version="0.0.0~unknown"
 if [ -f /var/www/html/version.php ]; then
@@ -25,10 +32,15 @@ fi
 
 if version_greater "$image_version" "$installed_version"; then
     if [ "$installed_version" != "0.0.0~unknown" ]; then
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_before
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_before
     fi
-    rsync -a --delete --exclude /config/ --exclude /data/ --exclude /custom_apps/ --exclude /themes/ /usr/src/nextcloud/ /var/www/html/
-    
+    if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
+      rsync_options=-a
+    else
+      rsync_options=-rlD
+    fi
+    rsync $rsync_options --delete --exclude /config/ --exclude /data/ --exclude /custom_apps/ --exclude /themes/ /usr/src/nextcloud/ /var/www/html/
+
     for dir in config data themes; do
         if [ ! -d /var/www/html/"$dir" ] || directory_empty /var/www/html/"$dir"; then
             cp -arT /usr/src/nextcloud/"$dir" /var/www/html/"$dir"
@@ -44,9 +56,9 @@ if version_greater "$image_version" "$installed_version"; then
     fi
 
     if [ "$installed_version" != "0.0.0~unknown" ]; then
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ upgrade --no-app-disable'
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ upgrade --no-app-disable'
 
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_after
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_after
         echo "The following apps have beed disabled:"
         diff <(sed -n "/Enabled:/,/Disabled:/p" /tmp/list_before) <(sed -n "/Enabled:/,/Disabled:/p" /tmp/list_after) | grep '<' | cut -d- -f2 | cut -d: -f1
         rm -f /tmp/list_before /tmp/list_after
diff --git a/11.0/fpm/Dockerfile b/11.0/fpm/Dockerfile
index dd0d689..3a9b4ff 100644
--- a/11.0/fpm/Dockerfile
+++ b/11.0/fpm/Dockerfile
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ RUN set -ex \
  && docker-php-ext-enable apcu redis memcached
 
 ENV NEXTCLOUD_VERSION 11.0.4
+
+RUN chown -R www-data:root /var/www/html
 VOLUME /var/www/html
 
 COPY config/* /usr/src/nextcloud/config/
@@ -57,16 +59,8 @@ RUN curl -fsSL -o nextcloud.tar.bz2 \
  && tar -xjf nextcloud.tar.bz2 -C /usr/src/ \
  && rm nextcloud.tar.bz2 \
  && rm -rf /usr/src/nextcloud/updater \
- # https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/11/admin_manual/installation/installation_wizard.html#setting-strong-directory-permissions
  && mkdir -p /usr/src/nextcloud/data \
  && mkdir -p /usr/src/nextcloud/custom_apps \
- && find /usr/src/nextcloud/ -type f -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 0640 \
- && find /usr/src/nextcloud/ -type d -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 0750 \
- && chown -R root:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/custom_apps/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/config/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/data/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/themes/ \
  && chmod +x /usr/src/nextcloud/occ
 
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
diff --git a/11.0/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh b/11.0/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
index f073581..61242d4 100755
--- a/11.0/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/11.0/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ function directory_empty() {
     [ -n "$(find "$1"/ -prune -empty)" ]
 }
 
+function run_as() {
+  if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
+    su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c "$1"
+  else
+    bash -c "$1"
+  fi
+}
 
 installed_version="0.0.0~unknown"
 if [ -f /var/www/html/version.php ]; then
@@ -25,10 +32,15 @@ fi
 
 if version_greater "$image_version" "$installed_version"; then
     if [ "$installed_version" != "0.0.0~unknown" ]; then
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_before
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_before
     fi
-    rsync -a --delete --exclude /config/ --exclude /data/ --exclude /custom_apps/ --exclude /themes/ /usr/src/nextcloud/ /var/www/html/
-    
+    if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
+      rsync_options=-a
+    else
+      rsync_options=-rlD
+    fi
+    rsync $rsync_options --delete --exclude /config/ --exclude /data/ --exclude /custom_apps/ --exclude /themes/ /usr/src/nextcloud/ /var/www/html/
+
     for dir in config data themes; do
         if [ ! -d /var/www/html/"$dir" ] || directory_empty /var/www/html/"$dir"; then
             cp -arT /usr/src/nextcloud/"$dir" /var/www/html/"$dir"
@@ -44,9 +56,9 @@ if version_greater "$image_version" "$installed_version"; then
     fi
 
     if [ "$installed_version" != "0.0.0~unknown" ]; then
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ upgrade --no-app-disable'
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ upgrade --no-app-disable'
 
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_after
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_after
         echo "The following apps have beed disabled:"
         diff <(sed -n "/Enabled:/,/Disabled:/p" /tmp/list_before) <(sed -n "/Enabled:/,/Disabled:/p" /tmp/list_after) | grep '<' | cut -d- -f2 | cut -d: -f1
         rm -f /tmp/list_before /tmp/list_after
diff --git a/12.0/apache/Dockerfile b/12.0/apache/Dockerfile
index d742d9c..10fdbb0 100644
--- a/12.0/apache/Dockerfile
+++ b/12.0/apache/Dockerfile
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ RUN set -ex \
 RUN a2enmod rewrite
 
 ENV NEXTCLOUD_VERSION 12.0.2
+
+RUN chown -R www-data:root /var/www/html
 VOLUME /var/www/html
 
 COPY config/* /usr/src/nextcloud/config/
@@ -59,16 +61,8 @@ RUN curl -fsSL -o nextcloud.tar.bz2 \
  && tar -xjf nextcloud.tar.bz2 -C /usr/src/ \
  && rm nextcloud.tar.bz2 \
  && rm -rf /usr/src/nextcloud/updater \
- # https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/11/admin_manual/installation/installation_wizard.html#setting-strong-directory-permissions
  && mkdir -p /usr/src/nextcloud/data \
  && mkdir -p /usr/src/nextcloud/custom_apps \
- && find /usr/src/nextcloud/ -type f -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 0640 \
- && find /usr/src/nextcloud/ -type d -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 0750 \
- && chown -R root:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/custom_apps/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/config/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/data/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/themes/ \
  && chmod +x /usr/src/nextcloud/occ
 
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
diff --git a/12.0/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh b/12.0/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
index f073581..61242d4 100755
--- a/12.0/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/12.0/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ function directory_empty() {
     [ -n "$(find "$1"/ -prune -empty)" ]
 }
 
+function run_as() {
+  if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
+    su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c "$1"
+  else
+    bash -c "$1"
+  fi
+}
 
 installed_version="0.0.0~unknown"
 if [ -f /var/www/html/version.php ]; then
@@ -25,10 +32,15 @@ fi
 
 if version_greater "$image_version" "$installed_version"; then
     if [ "$installed_version" != "0.0.0~unknown" ]; then
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_before
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_before
     fi
-    rsync -a --delete --exclude /config/ --exclude /data/ --exclude /custom_apps/ --exclude /themes/ /usr/src/nextcloud/ /var/www/html/
-    
+    if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
+      rsync_options=-a
+    else
+      rsync_options=-rlD
+    fi
+    rsync $rsync_options --delete --exclude /config/ --exclude /data/ --exclude /custom_apps/ --exclude /themes/ /usr/src/nextcloud/ /var/www/html/
+
     for dir in config data themes; do
         if [ ! -d /var/www/html/"$dir" ] || directory_empty /var/www/html/"$dir"; then
             cp -arT /usr/src/nextcloud/"$dir" /var/www/html/"$dir"
@@ -44,9 +56,9 @@ if version_greater "$image_version" "$installed_version"; then
     fi
 
     if [ "$installed_version" != "0.0.0~unknown" ]; then
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ upgrade --no-app-disable'
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ upgrade --no-app-disable'
 
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_after
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_after
         echo "The following apps have beed disabled:"
         diff <(sed -n "/Enabled:/,/Disabled:/p" /tmp/list_before) <(sed -n "/Enabled:/,/Disabled:/p" /tmp/list_after) | grep '<' | cut -d- -f2 | cut -d: -f1
         rm -f /tmp/list_before /tmp/list_after
diff --git a/12.0/fpm/Dockerfile b/12.0/fpm/Dockerfile
index 02ef6f6..09eb43d 100644
--- a/12.0/fpm/Dockerfile
+++ b/12.0/fpm/Dockerfile
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ RUN set -ex \
  && docker-php-ext-enable apcu redis memcached
 
 ENV NEXTCLOUD_VERSION 12.0.2
+
+RUN chown -R www-data:root /var/www/html
 VOLUME /var/www/html
 
 COPY config/* /usr/src/nextcloud/config/
@@ -57,16 +59,8 @@ RUN curl -fsSL -o nextcloud.tar.bz2 \
  && tar -xjf nextcloud.tar.bz2 -C /usr/src/ \
  && rm nextcloud.tar.bz2 \
  && rm -rf /usr/src/nextcloud/updater \
- # https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/11/admin_manual/installation/installation_wizard.html#setting-strong-directory-permissions
  && mkdir -p /usr/src/nextcloud/data \
  && mkdir -p /usr/src/nextcloud/custom_apps \
- && find /usr/src/nextcloud/ -type f -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 0640 \
- && find /usr/src/nextcloud/ -type d -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 0750 \
- && chown -R root:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/custom_apps/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/config/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/data/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/themes/ \
  && chmod +x /usr/src/nextcloud/occ
 
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
diff --git a/12.0/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh b/12.0/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
index f073581..61242d4 100755
--- a/12.0/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/12.0/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ function directory_empty() {
     [ -n "$(find "$1"/ -prune -empty)" ]
 }
 
+function run_as() {
+  if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
+    su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c "$1"
+  else
+    bash -c "$1"
+  fi
+}
 
 installed_version="0.0.0~unknown"
 if [ -f /var/www/html/version.php ]; then
@@ -25,10 +32,15 @@ fi
 
 if version_greater "$image_version" "$installed_version"; then
     if [ "$installed_version" != "0.0.0~unknown" ]; then
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_before
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_before
     fi
-    rsync -a --delete --exclude /config/ --exclude /data/ --exclude /custom_apps/ --exclude /themes/ /usr/src/nextcloud/ /var/www/html/
-    
+    if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
+      rsync_options=-a
+    else
+      rsync_options=-rlD
+    fi
+    rsync $rsync_options --delete --exclude /config/ --exclude /data/ --exclude /custom_apps/ --exclude /themes/ /usr/src/nextcloud/ /var/www/html/
+
     for dir in config data themes; do
         if [ ! -d /var/www/html/"$dir" ] || directory_empty /var/www/html/"$dir"; then
             cp -arT /usr/src/nextcloud/"$dir" /var/www/html/"$dir"
@@ -44,9 +56,9 @@ if version_greater "$image_version" "$installed_version"; then
     fi
 
     if [ "$installed_version" != "0.0.0~unknown" ]; then
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ upgrade --no-app-disable'
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ upgrade --no-app-disable'
 
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_after
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_after
         echo "The following apps have beed disabled:"
         diff <(sed -n "/Enabled:/,/Disabled:/p" /tmp/list_before) <(sed -n "/Enabled:/,/Disabled:/p" /tmp/list_after) | grep '<' | cut -d- -f2 | cut -d: -f1
         rm -f /tmp/list_before /tmp/list_after
diff --git a/Dockerfile-php7.template b/Dockerfile-php7.template
index d764607..54dd45b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-php7.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-php7.template
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ RUN set -ex \
 RUN a2enmod rewrite
 
 ENV NEXTCLOUD_VERSION %%VERSION%%
+
+RUN chown -R www-data:root /var/www/html
 VOLUME /var/www/html
 
 COPY config/* /usr/src/nextcloud/config/
@@ -59,16 +61,8 @@ RUN curl -fsSL -o nextcloud.tar.bz2 \
  && tar -xjf nextcloud.tar.bz2 -C /usr/src/ \
  && rm nextcloud.tar.bz2 \
  && rm -rf /usr/src/nextcloud/updater \
- # https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/11/admin_manual/installation/installation_wizard.html#setting-strong-directory-permissions
  && mkdir -p /usr/src/nextcloud/data \
  && mkdir -p /usr/src/nextcloud/custom_apps \
- && find /usr/src/nextcloud/ -type f -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 0640 \
- && find /usr/src/nextcloud/ -type d -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 0750 \
- && chown -R root:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/custom_apps/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/config/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/data/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/themes/ \
  && chmod +x /usr/src/nextcloud/occ
 
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
diff --git a/Dockerfile.template b/Dockerfile.template
index 53c7ee4..6dfab79 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/Dockerfile.template
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ RUN set -ex \
 RUN a2enmod rewrite
 
 ENV NEXTCLOUD_VERSION %%VERSION%%
+
+RUN chown -R www-data:root /var/www/html
 VOLUME /var/www/html
 
 COPY config/* /usr/src/nextcloud/config/
@@ -58,16 +60,8 @@ RUN curl -fsSL -o nextcloud.tar.bz2 \
  && tar -xjf nextcloud.tar.bz2 -C /usr/src/ \
  && rm nextcloud.tar.bz2 \
  && rm -rf /usr/src/nextcloud/updater \
- # https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/11/admin_manual/installation/installation_wizard.html#setting-strong-directory-permissions
  && mkdir -p /usr/src/nextcloud/data \
  && mkdir -p /usr/src/nextcloud/custom_apps \
- && find /usr/src/nextcloud/ -type f -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 0640 \
- && find /usr/src/nextcloud/ -type d -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 0750 \
- && chown -R root:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/custom_apps/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/config/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/data/ \
- && chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/src/nextcloud/themes/ \
  && chmod +x /usr/src/nextcloud/occ
 
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index f073581..61242d4 100755
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ function directory_empty() {
     [ -n "$(find "$1"/ -prune -empty)" ]
 }
 
+function run_as() {
+  if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
+    su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c "$1"
+  else
+    bash -c "$1"
+  fi
+}
 
 installed_version="0.0.0~unknown"
 if [ -f /var/www/html/version.php ]; then
@@ -25,10 +32,15 @@ fi
 
 if version_greater "$image_version" "$installed_version"; then
     if [ "$installed_version" != "0.0.0~unknown" ]; then
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_before
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_before
     fi
-    rsync -a --delete --exclude /config/ --exclude /data/ --exclude /custom_apps/ --exclude /themes/ /usr/src/nextcloud/ /var/www/html/
-    
+    if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
+      rsync_options=-a
+    else
+      rsync_options=-rlD
+    fi
+    rsync $rsync_options --delete --exclude /config/ --exclude /data/ --exclude /custom_apps/ --exclude /themes/ /usr/src/nextcloud/ /var/www/html/
+
     for dir in config data themes; do
         if [ ! -d /var/www/html/"$dir" ] || directory_empty /var/www/html/"$dir"; then
             cp -arT /usr/src/nextcloud/"$dir" /var/www/html/"$dir"
@@ -44,9 +56,9 @@ if version_greater "$image_version" "$installed_version"; then
     fi
 
     if [ "$installed_version" != "0.0.0~unknown" ]; then
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ upgrade --no-app-disable'
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ upgrade --no-app-disable'
 
-        su - www-data -s /bin/bash -c 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_after
+        run_as 'php /var/www/html/occ app:list' > /tmp/list_after
         echo "The following apps have beed disabled:"
         diff <(sed -n "/Enabled:/,/Disabled:/p" /tmp/list_before) <(sed -n "/Enabled:/,/Disabled:/p" /tmp/list_after) | grep '<' | cut -d- -f2 | cut -d: -f1
         rm -f /tmp/list_before /tmp/list_after