diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 746c963ad..d00e865bf 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,11 @@
 # Parse the last argument into an array of extra_args.
 mapfile -t extra_args < <(bash -c "for arg in ${*: -1}; do echo \$arg; done")
 
-/usr/bin/trufflehog "${@: 1: $#-1}" "${extra_args[@]}" 
+# Directories might be owned by a user other than root
+git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
+
+if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
+  /usr/bin/trufflehog --help
+else
+  /usr/bin/trufflehog "${@: 1: $#-1}" "${extra_args[@]}"
+fi