diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d19858c..57cab9f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /var/www/html/data/backups \
 
 # Create .env from example if it doesn't exist (will be overridden by volume mount)
 RUN [ ! -f /var/www/html/.env ] && cp /var/www/html/.env.example /var/www/html/.env || true
+RUN chown www-data:www-data /var/www/html/.env && chmod 664 /var/www/html/.env
 
 # Apache configuration: serve from app root
 RUN echo '<Directory /var/www/html>\n\