diff --git a/entrypoint.sh.tmpl b/entrypoint.sh.tmpl
index 4cf17e7..e4f56f6 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh.tmpl
+++ b/entrypoint.sh.tmpl
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ if [ ! -f "/books/metadata.db" ]; then
    /usr/bin/mkdir -p /books
    /usr/bin/calibredb restore_database --really-do-it --with-library /books
    /usr/bin/chown abc:abc /books/metadata.db
+   /usr/bin/chmod a+rw /books/metadata.db
 else
    echo "/books/metadata.db exists, not creating another one"
 fi