diff --git a/ot-recorder/arm/docker-entrypoint.sh b/ot-recorder/arm/docker-entrypoint.sh
index cd0b04f..6ebc8f5 100755
--- a/ot-recorder/arm/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/ot-recorder/arm/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ set -xe
 if ! [ -d $OTR_STORAGEDIR/last ]
 then
     echo "initializing ..."
-    ot-recorder --initialize
     mkdir -p $OTR_STORAGEDIR/last
+    chown -R owntracks:owntracks $OTR_STORAGEDIR
+    ot-recorder --initialize
 fi
 
-chown -R owntracks:owntracks $OTR_STORAGEDIR
-
 exec ot-recorder --http-host 0.0.0.0 $OTR_TOPICS
diff --git a/ot-recorder/docker-entrypoint.sh b/ot-recorder/docker-entrypoint.sh
index cd0b04f..6ebc8f5 100755
--- a/ot-recorder/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/ot-recorder/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ set -xe
 if ! [ -d $OTR_STORAGEDIR/last ]
 then
     echo "initializing ..."
-    ot-recorder --initialize
     mkdir -p $OTR_STORAGEDIR/last
+    chown -R owntracks:owntracks $OTR_STORAGEDIR
+    ot-recorder --initialize
 fi
 
-chown -R owntracks:owntracks $OTR_STORAGEDIR
-
 exec ot-recorder --http-host 0.0.0.0 $OTR_TOPICS