diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 6923a2d..4da3861 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ mkdir -p data
 mkdir -p data/favicons
 # Create assets folder if it does not exist
 mkdir -p data/assets
-# Create chromium profile folder if it does not exist
-mkdir -p chromium-profile
 
 # Generate secret key file if it does not exist
 python manage.py generate_secret_key
@@ -25,7 +23,6 @@ python manage.py migrate_tasks
 
 # Ensure folders are owned by the right user
 chown -R www-data: /etc/linkding/data
-chown -R www-data: /etc/linkding/chromium-profile
 
 # Start background task processor using supervisord, unless explicitly disabled
 if [ "$LD_DISABLE_BACKGROUND_TASKS" != "True" ]; then
diff --git a/docker/alpine.Dockerfile b/docker/alpine.Dockerfile
index 51fd009..039d6e2 100644
--- a/docker/alpine.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/alpine.Dockerfile
@@ -123,5 +123,7 @@ RUN apk update && apk add nodejs npm chromium
 RUN npm install -g https://github.com/sissbruecker/single-file-cli/tarball/4c54b3bc704cfb3e96cec2d24854caca3df0b3b6
 # copy uBlock0
 COPY --from=ublock-build /etc/linkding/uBlock0.chromium uBlock0.chromium/
+# create chromium profile folder for user running background tasks
+RUN mkdir -p chromium-profile && chown -R www-data:www-data chromium-profile
 # enable snapshot support
 ENV LD_ENABLE_SNAPSHOTS=True
diff --git a/docker/default.Dockerfile b/docker/default.Dockerfile
index c029403..7ffb6b0 100644
--- a/docker/default.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/default.Dockerfile
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ RUN apt-get install -y gnupg2 apt-transport-https ca-certificates && \
     apt-get update && apt-get install -y nodejs
 # install single-file from fork for now, which contains several hotfixes
 RUN npm install -g https://github.com/sissbruecker/single-file-cli/tarball/4c54b3bc704cfb3e96cec2d24854caca3df0b3b6
+# create chromium profile folder for user running background tasks
+RUN mkdir -p chromium-profile && chown -R www-data:www-data chromium-profile
 # copy uBlock0
 COPY --from=ublock-build /etc/linkding/uBlock0.chromium uBlock0.chromium/
 # enable snapshot support
diff --git a/supervisord.conf b/supervisord.conf
index 15d7f5e..1447d5c 100644
--- a/supervisord.conf
+++ b/supervisord.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ loglevel=info
 
 [program:jobs]
 user=www-data
+# setup a temp home folder for the job, required by chromium to write to .config
+environment=HOME=/tmp/.config
 command=python manage.py run_huey -f
 stdout_logfile=background_tasks.log
 stdout_logfile_maxbytes=10MB