diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 278ed67..685312c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /run/gogs && chown -R cloudron:cloudron /run/gogs
 RUN mkdir -p /var/log/gogs && chown -R cloudron:cloudron /var/log/gogs
 
 RUN ln -s /app/data/ssh /home/cloudron/.ssh
+RUN ln -s /app/data/gitconfig /home/cloudron/.gitconfig
 
 ADD start.sh /home/cloudron/start.sh
 
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 4424922..e1c3f86 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ sed -e "s/##HOSTNAME/${fqdn}/g" \
     -e "s/##SECRET_KEY/$(pwgen -1 -s)/g" \
     /home/cloudron/app.ini.template > "/run/gogs/app.ini"
 
-chown cloudron:cloudron /run/gogs
-
-chown -R cloudron.cloudron /app/data
+mkdir -p /app/data/repository /app/data/ssh
+chown -R cloudron.cloudron /app/data /run/gogs
 
 ( setup_ldap_source ) &