diff --git a/dockerfiles/start.sh b/dockerfiles/start.sh
index eedbfe96..74f74c06 100755
--- a/dockerfiles/start.sh
+++ b/dockerfiles/start.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+chmod -R +w /home/pi/Pi.Alert/db
 /etc/init.d/lighttpd start
 service cron start && tail -f /dev/null