diff --git a/Containers/nextcloud/entrypoint.sh b/Containers/nextcloud/entrypoint.sh
index b552dcf3..796f3cd0 100644
--- a/Containers/nextcloud/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Containers/nextcloud/entrypoint.sh
@@ -216,6 +216,12 @@ if ! [ -f "$NEXTCLOUD_DATA_DIR/skip.update" ]; then
             fi
 
             # We do our own permission check so the permission check is not needed
+            cat << DATADIR_PERMISSION_CONF > /var/www/html/config/datadir.permission.config.php
+<?php
+\$CONFIG = array (
+  'check_data_directory_permissions' => false
+);
+DATADIR_PERMISSION_CONF
             php /var/www/html/occ config:system:set check_data_directory_permissions --value=false --type=bool
 
             # Try to force generation of appdata dir:
@@ -238,6 +244,9 @@ if ! [ -f "$NEXTCLOUD_DATA_DIR/skip.update" ]; then
                 fi
             fi
 
+            # This autoconfig is not needed anymore and should be able to be overwritten by the user
+            rm /var/www/html/config/datadir.permission.config.php
+
             # unset admin password
             unset ADMIN_PASSWORD
 
@@ -299,11 +308,6 @@ if ! [ -f "$NEXTCLOUD_DATA_DIR/skip.update" ]; then
                 done
             fi
 
-            # Set the permission check to its default value again if not set
-            if [ "$SKIP_DATA_DIRECTORY_PERMISSION_CHECK" != yes ]; then
-                php /var/www/html/occ config:system:set check_data_directory_permissions --value=true --type=bool
-            fi
-
         #upgrade
         else
             touch "$NEXTCLOUD_DATA_DIR/update.failed"
diff --git a/manual-install/update-yaml.sh b/manual-install/update-yaml.sh
index 82206a2e..7d2446a1 100644
--- a/manual-install/update-yaml.sh
+++ b/manual-install/update-yaml.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ sed -i 's|APACHE_MAX_SIZE=|APACHE_MAX_SIZE=10737418240          # This needs to
 sed -i 's|NEXTCLOUD_MAX_TIME=|NEXTCLOUD_MAX_TIME=3600          # This allows to change the upload time limit of the Nextcloud container|' sample.conf
 sed -i 's|NEXTCLOUD_TRUSTED_CACERTS_DIR=|NEXTCLOUD_TRUSTED_CACERTS_DIR=/usr/local/share/ca-certificates/my-custom-ca          # Nextcloud container will trust all the Certification Authorities, whose certificates are included in the given directory.|' sample.conf
 sed -i 's|UPDATE_NEXTCLOUD_APPS=|UPDATE_NEXTCLOUD_APPS="no"          # When setting to "yes" (with quotes), it will automatically update all installed Nextcloud apps upon container startup on saturdays.|' sample.conf
-sed -i 's|SKIP_DATA_DIRECTORY_PERMISSION_CHECK=|SKIP_DATA_DIRECTORY_PERMISSION_CHECK="no"          # When setting to "yes" (with quotes), it will skip the datadir permission check upon the initial Nextcloud installation.|' sample.conf
 sed -i 's|APACHE_PORT=|APACHE_PORT=443          # Changing this to a different value than 443 will allow you to run it behind a web server or reverse proxy (like Apache, Nginx and else).|' sample.conf
 sed -i 's|APACHE_IP_BINDING=|APACHE_IP_BINDING=0.0.0.0          # This can be changed to e.g. 127.0.0.1 if you want to run AIO behind a web server or reverse proxy (like Apache, Nginx and else) and if that is running on the same host and using localhost to connect|' sample.conf
 sed -i 's|TALK_PORT=|TALK_PORT=3478          # This allows to adjust the port that the talk container is using.|' sample.conf
diff --git a/php/containers.json b/php/containers.json
index 5c3e02fd..618a7d67 100644
--- a/php/containers.json
+++ b/php/containers.json
@@ -160,8 +160,7 @@
         "TRUSTED_CACERTS_DIR=%NEXTCLOUD_TRUSTED_CACERTS_DIR%",
         "STARTUP_APPS=%NEXTCLOUD_STARTUP_APPS%",
         "ADDITIONAL_APKS=%NEXTCLOUD_ADDITIONAL_APKS%",
-        "ADDITIONAL_PHP_EXTENSIONS=%NEXTCLOUD_ADDITIONAL_PHP_EXTENSIONS%",
-        "SKIP_DATA_DIRECTORY_PERMISSION_CHECK=%SKIP_DATA_DIRECTORY_PERMISSION_CHECK%"
+        "ADDITIONAL_PHP_EXTENSIONS=%NEXTCLOUD_ADDITIONAL_PHP_EXTENSIONS%"
       ],
       "restart": "unless-stopped",
       "devices": [
diff --git a/php/src/Data/ConfigurationManager.php b/php/src/Data/ConfigurationManager.php
index 1c257946..ad733439 100644
--- a/php/src/Data/ConfigurationManager.php
+++ b/php/src/Data/ConfigurationManager.php
@@ -739,14 +739,6 @@ class ConfigurationManager
         return false;
     }
 
-    public function shouldDataDirectoryPermissionCheckGetSkipped() : bool {
-        $datadir = $this->GetNextcloudDatadirMount();
-        if ($datadir === 'nextcloud_aio_nextcloud_datadir' || str_starts_with($datadir, '/run/desktop/mnt/host/')) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
     public function GetNextcloudStartupApps() : string {
         $apps = getenv('NEXTCLOUD_STARTUP_APPS');
         if (is_string($apps)) {
diff --git a/php/src/Docker/DockerActionManager.php b/php/src/Docker/DockerActionManager.php
index 3e5f7def..63089611 100644
--- a/php/src/Docker/DockerActionManager.php
+++ b/php/src/Docker/DockerActionManager.php
@@ -348,12 +348,6 @@ class DockerActionManager
                     $replacements[1] = $this->configurationManager->GetNextcloudAdditionalApks();
                 } elseif ($out[1] === 'NEXTCLOUD_ADDITIONAL_PHP_EXTENSIONS') {
                     $replacements[1] = $this->configurationManager->GetNextcloudAdditionalPhpExtensions();
-                } elseif ($out[1] === 'SKIP_DATA_DIRECTORY_PERMISSION_CHECK') {
-                    if ($this->configurationManager->shouldDataDirectoryPermissionCheckGetSkipped()) {
-                        $replacements[1] = 'yes';
-                    } else {
-                        $replacements[1] = '';
-                    }
                 } else {
                     $secret = $this->configurationManager->GetSecret($out[1]);
                     if ($secret === "") {