diff --git a/modules/server/containers/apps/etherpad.nix b/modules/server/containers/apps/etherpad.nix
index 07040a0..6193305 100644
--- a/modules/server/containers/apps/etherpad.nix
+++ b/modules/server/containers/apps/etherpad.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 let 
   serverCfg = config.syscfg.server;
   etherpad_exe = pkgs.etherpad-lite;
-  settings = pkgs.writeTextDir"etc/etherpad/settings.json" (builtins.toJSON {
+  settings = pkgs.writeText"settings.json" (builtins.toJSON {
     title= "\${TITLE:Etherpad}";
     showRecentPads = "\${SHOW_RECENT_PADS:true}";
     favicon = "\${FAVICON:null}";
@@ -69,18 +69,12 @@ let
   image = pkgs.dockerTools.streamLayeredImage {
     name = "etherpad";
     tag = etherpad_exe.version;
-    contents = with pkgs;[cacert tzdata bash coreutils curl settings ];
-    fakeRootCommands = ''
-      mkdir -p ./opt ./tmp
-      chmod 1777 ./opt ./tmp
-    '';
+
     config = {
-      Cmd = [ "${etherpad_exe}/bin/etherpad-lite" "--settings=/etc/etherpad/settings.json" "--apikey=\"$APIKEY\""];
-      User = "1000:1000";
+      Entrypoint = [ "${etherpad_exe}/bin/etherpad-lite" ];
       ExposedPorts = { "${toString containerCfg.port}/tcp" = {}; };
       Env = [
         "NODE_ENV=production"
-        "HOME=./opt"
       ];
 
     };
@@ -109,7 +103,12 @@ in {
         PAD_OPTIONS_USE_MONOSPACE_FONT = "true";
         SKIN_VARIANTS = "super-dark-toolbar light-editor dark-background";
       };
-      overrides = { };
+      overrides = {
+        command = [ "--settings" "/etc/etherpad/settings.json" "--apikey=\"$APIKEY\""];
+        volumes = [
+          "${settings}:/etc/etherpad/settings.json"
+        ];
+       };
     };
   };