diff --git a/rootfs/Dockerfile b/rootfs/Dockerfile
index 86775644d4..360d802561 100644
--- a/rootfs/Dockerfile
+++ b/rootfs/Dockerfile
@@ -22,13 +22,12 @@ RUN clean-install \
   diffutils \
   libcap2-bin
 
-COPY . /
+COPY --chown=www-data:www-data . /
 
 # Fix permission during the build to avoid issues at runtime
 # with volumes (custom templates)
 RUN bash -eu -c ' \
   writeDirs=( \
-    /etc/nginx/template \
     /etc/ingress-controller/ssl \
     /etc/ingress-controller/auth \
     /var/log \
@@ -38,9 +37,7 @@ RUN bash -eu -c ' \
   for dir in "${writeDirs[@]}"; do \
     mkdir -p ${dir}; \
     chown -R www-data.www-data ${dir}; \
-  done' \
-  && chown www-data.www-data /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
-  && chown www-data.www-data /etc/nginx/opentracing.json
+  done'
 
 RUN  setcap    cap_net_bind_service=+ep /nginx-ingress-controller \
   && setcap -v cap_net_bind_service=+ep /nginx-ingress-controller