diff --git a/woodpecker/woodpecker-server.yaml b/woodpecker/woodpecker-server.yaml
index 6ef4804..027bd20 100644
--- a/woodpecker/woodpecker-server.yaml
+++ b/woodpecker/woodpecker-server.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ spec:
       labels:
         app: woodpecker-server
     spec:
+      initContainers:
+        - name: fix-permissions
+          image: busybox
+          command: ["sh", "-c", "chown -R 1000:1000 /var/lib/woodpecker"]
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: woodpecker-data
+              mountPath: /var/lib/woodpecker
+          securityContext:
+            runAsUser: 0
       containers:
       - name: server
         image: woodpeckerci/woodpecker-server:v3.8.0