diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 4dca2e8..5ada902 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ composer.lock
 node_modules
 .env
 .git
-.github
\ No newline at end of file
+.github
+public/images
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/start_prod.sh b/start_prod.sh
index dba6328..7137ff0 100644
--- a/start_prod.sh
+++ b/start_prod.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 # Create .env file from environment variables
 printenv | awk -F "=" 'NF==2 && $2 !~ /[\n\t ]/' > .env
 
+# Ensure php-fpm runs in the web group
+sed -i 's/^group =.*/group = web/' /usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf
+
 # Run our artisan commands
 php artisan route:clear
 php artisan config:clear