diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/run
index d3945d2..da3a7b4 100755
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/run
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/run
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 #!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
 # shellcheck shell=bash
 
-# create folders
+# make folders
 mkdir -p \
     /config/crontabs
 
-# if root crontabs do not exist in config
-# copy root crontab from system
-if [[ ! -f /config/crontabs/root ]] && crontab -l -u root; then
-    crontab -l -u root >/config/crontabs/root
-fi
-
-# if root crontabs still do not exist in config (were not copied from system)
-# copy root crontab from included defaults
+## root
+# if crontabs do not exist in config
 if [[ ! -f /config/crontabs/root ]]; then
-    cp /etc/crontabs/root /config/crontabs/
+    # copy crontab from system
+    if crontab -l -u root; then
+        crontab -l -u root >/config/crontabs/root
+    fi
+
+    # if crontabs still do not exist in config (were not copied from system)
+    # copy crontab from included defaults (using -n, do not overwrite an existing file)
+    cp -n /etc/crontabs/root /config/crontabs/
 fi
-
 sed -i "s|s6-setuidgid abc php[78] -f /config/www/nextcloud/cron.php|s6-setuidgid abc php -f /config/www/nextcloud/cron.php|" /config/crontabs/root
-
-# import user crontabs
+# set permissions and import user crontabs
+lsiown root:root /config/crontabs/root
 crontab -u root /config/crontabs/root