diff --git a/modules/viquas/Dockerfile b/modules/viquas/Dockerfile
index 78a153b..069c482 100644
--- a/modules/viquas/Dockerfile
+++ b/modules/viquas/Dockerfile
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ mv /viquas/ViQuaS-Richness.txt "${PWD_BACKUP}" 2> /dev/null
 cd "${PWD_BACKUP}" || exit 1
 EOF
 chmod +x /usr/bin/viquas
-mkdir /work
+chmod -R 777 /viquas
 END_RUN_CMD
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "viquas" ]