diff --git a/bin/install-wordpress.sh b/bin/install-wordpress.sh
index 40eec0810bd90..a5ba87ec4f4d5 100755
--- a/bin/install-wordpress.sh
+++ b/bin/install-wordpress.sh
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ fi
 # Make sure the uploads and upgrade folders exist and we have permissions to add files.
 echo -e $(status_message "Ensuring that files can be uploaded...")
 docker-compose $DOCKER_COMPOSE_FILE_OPTIONS run --rm $CONTAINER chmod 767 /var/www/html/wp-content/plugins
+docker-compose $DOCKER_COMPOSE_FILE_OPTIONS run --rm $CONTAINER chmod 767 /var/www/html/wp-settings.php
 docker-compose $DOCKER_COMPOSE_FILE_OPTIONS run --rm $CONTAINER mkdir -p /var/www/html/wp-content/uploads
 docker-compose $DOCKER_COMPOSE_FILE_OPTIONS run --rm $CONTAINER chmod -v 767 /var/www/html/wp-content/uploads
 docker-compose $DOCKER_COMPOSE_FILE_OPTIONS run --rm $CONTAINER mkdir -p /var/www/html/wp-content/upgrade