diff --git a/nextcloud/manifests/install-job.yml b/nextcloud/manifests/install-job.yml
index e8452b70d58d5a4284fbea2f273c1cf15780ecf9..f609a6789b8b30cd52ac0e2d86375c774f9979ac 100644
--- a/nextcloud/manifests/install-job.yml
+++ b/nextcloud/manifests/install-job.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ spec:
       - command:
         - /install.sh
         env:
+        - name: CONFIG_READONLY
+          value: ""
         - name: VERSION
           value: ${NC_VERSION}
         - name: OBJECTSTORE_S3_KEY 
diff --git a/nextcloud/other-manifests/update-job.yml b/nextcloud/other-manifests/update-job.yml
index 671f88b52d8004388ac8095939da371dfc5456d8..76f208b0b16a9a71e3554da350007e93af153aaf 100644
--- a/nextcloud/other-manifests/update-job.yml
+++ b/nextcloud/other-manifests/update-job.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ spec:
           /usr/local/bin/php occ db:add-missing-indices;
           /refresh_config.sh;
         env:
+        - name: CONFIG_READONLY
+          value: ""
         - name: INSTALLED
           value: "true"
         - name: VERSION