diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 0d37f1d7b8..f00874db50 100755
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" == php-fpm ]; then
 	fi
 
 	if [ ! -e index.php ] && [ ! -e wp-includes/version.php ]; then
+		# if the directory exists and WordPress doesn't appear to be installed AND the permissions of it are root:root, let's chown it (likely a Docker-created directory)
+		if [ "$(id -u)" = '0' ] && [ "$(stat -c '%u:%g' .)" = '0:0' ]; then
+			chown "$user:$group" .
+		fi
+
 		echo >&2 "WordPress not found in $PWD - copying now..."
 		if [ -n "$(ls -A)" ]; then
 			echo >&2 "WARNING: $PWD is not empty! (copying anyhow)"
diff --git a/php7.1/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh b/php7.1/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 0d37f1d7b8..f00874db50 100755
--- a/php7.1/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/php7.1/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" == php-fpm ]; then
 	fi
 
 	if [ ! -e index.php ] && [ ! -e wp-includes/version.php ]; then
+		# if the directory exists and WordPress doesn't appear to be installed AND the permissions of it are root:root, let's chown it (likely a Docker-created directory)
+		if [ "$(id -u)" = '0' ] && [ "$(stat -c '%u:%g' .)" = '0:0' ]; then
+			chown "$user:$group" .
+		fi
+
 		echo >&2 "WordPress not found in $PWD - copying now..."
 		if [ -n "$(ls -A)" ]; then
 			echo >&2 "WARNING: $PWD is not empty! (copying anyhow)"
diff --git a/php7.1/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/php7.1/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 0d37f1d7b8..f00874db50 100755
--- a/php7.1/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/php7.1/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" == php-fpm ]; then
 	fi
 
 	if [ ! -e index.php ] && [ ! -e wp-includes/version.php ]; then
+		# if the directory exists and WordPress doesn't appear to be installed AND the permissions of it are root:root, let's chown it (likely a Docker-created directory)
+		if [ "$(id -u)" = '0' ] && [ "$(stat -c '%u:%g' .)" = '0:0' ]; then
+			chown "$user:$group" .
+		fi
+
 		echo >&2 "WordPress not found in $PWD - copying now..."
 		if [ -n "$(ls -A)" ]; then
 			echo >&2 "WARNING: $PWD is not empty! (copying anyhow)"
diff --git a/php7.1/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh b/php7.1/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 0d37f1d7b8..f00874db50 100755
--- a/php7.1/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/php7.1/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" == php-fpm ]; then
 	fi
 
 	if [ ! -e index.php ] && [ ! -e wp-includes/version.php ]; then
+		# if the directory exists and WordPress doesn't appear to be installed AND the permissions of it are root:root, let's chown it (likely a Docker-created directory)
+		if [ "$(id -u)" = '0' ] && [ "$(stat -c '%u:%g' .)" = '0:0' ]; then
+			chown "$user:$group" .
+		fi
+
 		echo >&2 "WordPress not found in $PWD - copying now..."
 		if [ -n "$(ls -A)" ]; then
 			echo >&2 "WARNING: $PWD is not empty! (copying anyhow)"
diff --git a/php7.2/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh b/php7.2/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 0d37f1d7b8..f00874db50 100755
--- a/php7.2/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/php7.2/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" == php-fpm ]; then
 	fi
 
 	if [ ! -e index.php ] && [ ! -e wp-includes/version.php ]; then
+		# if the directory exists and WordPress doesn't appear to be installed AND the permissions of it are root:root, let's chown it (likely a Docker-created directory)
+		if [ "$(id -u)" = '0' ] && [ "$(stat -c '%u:%g' .)" = '0:0' ]; then
+			chown "$user:$group" .
+		fi
+
 		echo >&2 "WordPress not found in $PWD - copying now..."
 		if [ -n "$(ls -A)" ]; then
 			echo >&2 "WARNING: $PWD is not empty! (copying anyhow)"
diff --git a/php7.2/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/php7.2/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 0d37f1d7b8..f00874db50 100755
--- a/php7.2/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/php7.2/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" == php-fpm ]; then
 	fi
 
 	if [ ! -e index.php ] && [ ! -e wp-includes/version.php ]; then
+		# if the directory exists and WordPress doesn't appear to be installed AND the permissions of it are root:root, let's chown it (likely a Docker-created directory)
+		if [ "$(id -u)" = '0' ] && [ "$(stat -c '%u:%g' .)" = '0:0' ]; then
+			chown "$user:$group" .
+		fi
+
 		echo >&2 "WordPress not found in $PWD - copying now..."
 		if [ -n "$(ls -A)" ]; then
 			echo >&2 "WARNING: $PWD is not empty! (copying anyhow)"
diff --git a/php7.2/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh b/php7.2/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 0d37f1d7b8..f00874db50 100755
--- a/php7.2/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/php7.2/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" == php-fpm ]; then
 	fi
 
 	if [ ! -e index.php ] && [ ! -e wp-includes/version.php ]; then
+		# if the directory exists and WordPress doesn't appear to be installed AND the permissions of it are root:root, let's chown it (likely a Docker-created directory)
+		if [ "$(id -u)" = '0' ] && [ "$(stat -c '%u:%g' .)" = '0:0' ]; then
+			chown "$user:$group" .
+		fi
+
 		echo >&2 "WordPress not found in $PWD - copying now..."
 		if [ -n "$(ls -A)" ]; then
 			echo >&2 "WARNING: $PWD is not empty! (copying anyhow)"
diff --git a/php7.3/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh b/php7.3/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 0d37f1d7b8..f00874db50 100755
--- a/php7.3/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/php7.3/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" == php-fpm ]; then
 	fi
 
 	if [ ! -e index.php ] && [ ! -e wp-includes/version.php ]; then
+		# if the directory exists and WordPress doesn't appear to be installed AND the permissions of it are root:root, let's chown it (likely a Docker-created directory)
+		if [ "$(id -u)" = '0' ] && [ "$(stat -c '%u:%g' .)" = '0:0' ]; then
+			chown "$user:$group" .
+		fi
+
 		echo >&2 "WordPress not found in $PWD - copying now..."
 		if [ -n "$(ls -A)" ]; then
 			echo >&2 "WARNING: $PWD is not empty! (copying anyhow)"
diff --git a/php7.3/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/php7.3/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 0d37f1d7b8..f00874db50 100755
--- a/php7.3/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/php7.3/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" == php-fpm ]; then
 	fi
 
 	if [ ! -e index.php ] && [ ! -e wp-includes/version.php ]; then
+		# if the directory exists and WordPress doesn't appear to be installed AND the permissions of it are root:root, let's chown it (likely a Docker-created directory)
+		if [ "$(id -u)" = '0' ] && [ "$(stat -c '%u:%g' .)" = '0:0' ]; then
+			chown "$user:$group" .
+		fi
+
 		echo >&2 "WordPress not found in $PWD - copying now..."
 		if [ -n "$(ls -A)" ]; then
 			echo >&2 "WARNING: $PWD is not empty! (copying anyhow)"
diff --git a/php7.3/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh b/php7.3/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 0d37f1d7b8..f00874db50 100755
--- a/php7.3/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/php7.3/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" == php-fpm ]; then
 	fi
 
 	if [ ! -e index.php ] && [ ! -e wp-includes/version.php ]; then
+		# if the directory exists and WordPress doesn't appear to be installed AND the permissions of it are root:root, let's chown it (likely a Docker-created directory)
+		if [ "$(id -u)" = '0' ] && [ "$(stat -c '%u:%g' .)" = '0:0' ]; then
+			chown "$user:$group" .
+		fi
+
 		echo >&2 "WordPress not found in $PWD - copying now..."
 		if [ -n "$(ls -A)" ]; then
 			echo >&2 "WARNING: $PWD is not empty! (copying anyhow)"