diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fdcf1ee..39518e7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ WORKDIR /app/code/
 # Install uv for the non-root user
 COPY --from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:0.7.19 /uv /uvx /usr/local/bin/
 
+# Install Python
+RUN uv python install 3.13
+
 # Install Python dependencies
 RUN uv sync --all-extras
 
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 7e6916d..ec2f89d 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ mkdir -p /app/data/library /app/data/config /app/data/assets /app/data/resources
 mkdir -p /tmp/vite-temp
 
 # ensure that data directory is owned by 'cloudron' user
-chown -R cloudron:cloudron /app/data /tmp/vite-temp
+chown -R cloudron:cloudron /app/data /tmp/vite-temp /root/.local/share/uv/python
 
 cd /app/data