diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 387e18558..1f84ebf63 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ RUN \
     mkdir -p /home/wekan/.npm && \
     chown wekan --recursive /home/wekan/.npm /home/wekan/.config /home/wekan/.meteor && \
     #gosu wekan:wekan /home/wekan/.meteor/meteor add standard-minifier-js && \
+    chmod u+w *.json && \
     gosu wekan:wekan npm install && \
     gosu wekan:wekan /home/wekan/.meteor/meteor build --directory /home/wekan/app_build && \
     #cp /home/wekan/app/fix-download-unicode/cfs_access-point.txt /home/wekan/app_build/bundle/programs/server/packages/cfs_access-point.js && \
@@ -291,6 +292,7 @@ RUN \
     #find . -name "*phantomjs*" | xargs rm -rf && \
     #
     cd /home/wekan/app_build/bundle/programs/server/ && \
+    chmod u+w *.json && \
     gosu wekan:wekan npm install && \
     #gosu wekan:wekan npm install bcrypt && \
     # Remove legacy webbroser bundle, so that Wekan works also at Android Firefox, iOS Safari, etc.
diff --git a/rebuild-wekan.sh b/rebuild-wekan.sh
index 053a192ef..98435eb76 100755
--- a/rebuild-wekan.sh
+++ b/rebuild-wekan.sh
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ do
 		#meteor npm install bcrypt
 		cd .build/bundle/programs/server
 		rm -rf node_modules
+                chmod u+w *.json
 		npm install
 		#meteor npm install bcrypt
 		cd ../../../..
diff --git a/snapcraft.yaml b/snapcraft.yaml
index dc5bcc212..4a3ce4a43 100644
--- a/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ parts:
             rm -rf .build/bundle/programs/web.browser.legacy
             # Change to directory .build/bundle/programs/server
             cd .build/bundle/programs/server
+            chmod u+w *.json
             npm install
             npm install --allow-superuser --save babel-runtime
             #meteor npm install --save bcrypt