diff --git a/services/api-db/Dockerfile b/services/api-db/Dockerfile
index bec31d72d7..27465599d7 100644
--- a/services/api-db/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/api-db/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ ENV LAGOON_VERSION=$LAGOON_VERSION
 
 USER root
 RUN apk add --no-cache openssh-keygen
+
+COPY ./docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/* /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/
+RUN chown -R mysql /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/ \
+    && /bin/fix-permissions /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/
+
 USER mysql
 
 ENV MARIADB_DATABASE=infrastructure \
@@ -15,6 +20,4 @@ ENV MARIADB_DATABASE=infrastructure \
     MARIADB_CHARSET=utf8 \
     MARIADB_COLLATION=utf8_general_ci
 
-COPY ./docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/* /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/
-RUN chown -R mysql /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/; /bin/fix-permissions /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/
 COPY ./rerun_initdb.sh /rerun_initdb.sh