diff --git a/docker/init/03-init-dispatcharr.sh b/docker/init/03-init-dispatcharr.sh
index 2c769241..5fbef23d 100644
--- a/docker/init/03-init-dispatcharr.sh
+++ b/docker/init/03-init-dispatcharr.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ DATA_DIRS=(
     "/data/m3us"
     "/data/epgs"
     "/data/plugins"
+    "/data/models"
 )
 
 APP_DIRS=(
@@ -56,5 +57,11 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
         chown -R postgres:postgres /data/db
     fi
 
+    # Fix /data directory ownership (non-recursive)
+    if [ -d "/data" ] && [ "$(stat -c '%u:%g' /data)" != "$PUID:$PGID" ]; then
+        echo "Fixing ownership for /data (non-recursive)"
+        chown $PUID:$PGID /data
+    fi
+
     chmod +x /data
 fi
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