diff --git a/services/hermes/chat-statefulset.yaml b/services/hermes/chat-statefulset.yaml
index 279b3f532..9445d5810 100644
--- a/services/hermes/chat-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/services/hermes/chat-statefulset.yaml
@@ -123,7 +123,17 @@ spec:
               fi
               rm -f /vault/secrets/anthropic-token /vault/secrets/chat-relay-key
               chmod 0600 /opt/data/.env
-              chown -R 10000:10000 /opt/data
+              chown 10000:10000 \
+                /opt/data \
+                /opt/data/home \
+                /opt/data/home/.local \
+                /opt/data/home/.local/bin \
+                /opt/data/logs \
+                /opt/data/workspace \
+                /opt/data/config.yaml \
+                /opt/data/SOUL.md \
+                /opt/data/workspace/AGENTS.md \
+                /opt/data/.env
           securityContext:
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
             runAsUser: 0