diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index a60e456..1edd971 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ set -eu
 
 mkdir -p /app/data/runtime /app/data/config
 
+chown -R cloudron:cloudron /app/data
+
 if [[ ! -f /app/data/config/prometheus.yml ]]; then
     echo "=> Creating config file on first run"
     sudo -u cloudron cp -n /app/code/prometheus.yml /app/data/config/prometheus.yml
 fi
 
-chown -R cloudron:cloudron /app/data
-
 echo "=> Starting Prometheus"
 exec /usr/local/bin/gosu cloudron:cloudron /app/code/prometheus --config.file=/app/data/config/prometheus.yml --storage.tsdb.path=/app/data/runtime