diff --git a/r-notebook/Dockerfile b/r-notebook/Dockerfile
index 190de532cb..04632d7694 100644
--- a/r-notebook/Dockerfile
+++ b/r-notebook/Dockerfile
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ RUN conda install --quiet --yes \
     'r-tidymodels=0.1*' \
     && \
     conda clean --all -f -y && \
-    fix-permissions "${CONDA_DIR}"
+    fix-permissions "${CONDA_DIR}" && \
+    fix-permissions "/home/${NB_USER}"
 
 # Install e1071 R package (dependency of the caret R package)
 RUN conda install --quiet --yes r-e1071