diff --git a/tests/docker/codeception/docker-entrypoint.sh b/tests/docker/codeception/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 94046547df..6e98766595 100755
--- a/tests/docker/codeception/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/tests/docker/codeception/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ done
 
 # make sure permissions are correct
 cd /wp-core
+chown www-data:www-data wp-content
 chown www-data:www-data wp-content/plugins
 chown www-data:www-data wp-content/uploads
 chmod 755 wp-content/plugins