diff --git a/target/scripts/startup/setup-stack.sh b/target/scripts/startup/setup-stack.sh
index 24ef1581..81e1a98e 100644
--- a/target/scripts/startup/setup-stack.sh
+++ b/target/scripts/startup/setup-stack.sh
@@ -97,8 +97,10 @@ function _setup_apply_fixes_after_configuration() {
 
   _rspamd_get_envs
   # /tmp/docker-mailserver/rspamd/dkim
-  _log 'debug' "Ensuring '${RSPAMD_DMS_DKIM_D}' is owned by '_rspamd:_rspamd'"
-  chown -R _rspamd:_rspamd "${RSPAMD_DMS_DKIM_D}"
+  if [[ -d ${RSPAMD_DMS_DKIM_D} ]]; then
+    _log 'debug' "Ensuring '${RSPAMD_DMS_DKIM_D}' is owned by '_rspamd:_rspamd'"
+    chown -R _rspamd:_rspamd "${RSPAMD_DMS_DKIM_D}"
+  fi
 }
 
 function _run_user_patches() {