diff --git a/image/system_services.sh b/image/system_services.sh
index 236f31b..8a8cb9f 100755
--- a/image/system_services.sh
+++ b/image/system_services.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ mkdir -p /etc/container_environment
 touch /etc/container_environment.sh
 touch /etc/container_environment.json
 chmod 700 /etc/container_environment
-chmod 644 /etc/container_environment.sh /etc/container_environment.json
+
+groupadd docker_env
+chown :docker_env /etc/container_environment.sh /etc/container_environment.json
+chmod 640 /etc/container_environment.sh /etc/container_environment.json
 ln -s /etc/container_environment.sh /etc/profile.d/
 
 ## Install runit.