diff --git a/root/etc/cont-init.d/40-postgres.sh b/root/etc/cont-init.d/40-postgres.sh
index 2f75156..92a7acb 100644
--- a/root/etc/cont-init.d/40-postgres.sh
+++ b/root/etc/cont-init.d/40-postgres.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/with-contenv sh
 
 mkdir -p /config/postgres
-chown postgres:postgres /config/postgres
+chown -R postgres:postgres /config/postgres
 chmod 0700 /config/postgres
 
 if [ -e /config/postgres/postgresql.conf ]; then