diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-ralphex-fe.yml b/.github/workflows/build-ralphex-fe.yml
index bc2967d..62bedc8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-ralphex-fe.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-ralphex-fe.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       - master
     paths:
       - 'ralphex-fe/Dockerfile'
-      - 'ralphex-fe/files/**'
+      - 'ralphex-fe/*.sh'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
diff --git a/ralphex-fe/Dockerfile b/ralphex-fe/Dockerfile
index e089f5f..83d1e77 100644
--- a/ralphex-fe/Dockerfile
+++ b/ralphex-fe/Dockerfile
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ ENV PATH="${PATH}:${GOROOT}/bin:${GOPATH}/bin"
 #   Adapted from: https://github.com/umputun/baseimage/blob/master/base.alpine/files/init.sh
 # /srv/init.sh — credential copier run before main command
 #   Source: https://github.com/umputun/ralphex/blob/master/scripts/internal/init-docker.sh
-COPY files/init.sh /init.sh
-COPY files/init-docker.sh /srv/init.sh
+COPY init.sh /init.sh
+COPY init-docker.sh /srv/init.sh
 RUN chmod +x /init.sh /srv/init.sh
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
diff --git a/ralphex-fe/files/init-docker.sh b/ralphex-fe/init-docker.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from ralphex-fe/files/init-docker.sh
rename to ralphex-fe/init-docker.sh
diff --git a/ralphex-fe/files/init.sh b/ralphex-fe/init.sh
similarity index 93%
rename from ralphex-fe/files/init.sh
rename to ralphex-fe/init.sh
index f49b413..77ab7d8 100755
--- a/ralphex-fe/files/init.sh
+++ b/ralphex-fe/init.sh
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ if [ "${uid}" -eq 0 ]; then
     fi
 
     chown -R app:app /srv
+    # Always fix /home/app itself (non-recursive) so the app user can create
+    # subdirectories even when APP_UID is remapped and SKIP_HOME_CHOWN=1.
+    chown app:app /home/app
     if [ "${SKIP_HOME_CHOWN}" != "1" ]; then
         chown -R app:app /home/app
     fi