diff --git a/hosts/uranus/jupyter-container.nix b/hosts/uranus/jupyter-container.nix
index a7b43cd..5c365cf 100644
--- a/hosts/uranus/jupyter-container.nix
+++ b/hosts/uranus/jupyter-container.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pkgs.dockerTools.buildImage {
         # create jupyter group
         groupadd ${jupyterAdminGroup}
         chown root:${jupyterAdminGroup} /workdir
-        chmod g+rwx /workdir
+        chmod -R g+rwx /workdir
 
         # create all the users
         ${create-all-users-script}