diff --git a/10/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/10/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 72cdc53d65..d95a37fb3a 100755
--- a/10/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/10/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ docker_create_db_directories() {
 	local user; user="$(id -u)"
 
 	mkdir -p "$PGDATA"
-	chmod 700 "$PGDATA"
+	# ignore failure since there are cases where we can't chmod (and PostgreSQL might fail later anyhow - it's picky about permissions of this directory)
+	chmod 700 "$PGDATA" || :
 
 	# ignore failure since it will be fine when using the image provided directory; see also https://github.com/docker-library/postgres/pull/289
 	mkdir -p /var/run/postgresql || :
diff --git a/10/docker-entrypoint.sh b/10/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 51d871b717..69155541bb 100755
--- a/10/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/10/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ docker_create_db_directories() {
 	local user; user="$(id -u)"
 
 	mkdir -p "$PGDATA"
-	chmod 700 "$PGDATA"
+	# ignore failure since there are cases where we can't chmod (and PostgreSQL might fail later anyhow - it's picky about permissions of this directory)
+	chmod 700 "$PGDATA" || :
 
 	# ignore failure since it will be fine when using the image provided directory; see also https://github.com/docker-library/postgres/pull/289
 	mkdir -p /var/run/postgresql || :
diff --git a/11/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/11/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 72cdc53d65..d95a37fb3a 100755
--- a/11/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/11/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ docker_create_db_directories() {
 	local user; user="$(id -u)"
 
 	mkdir -p "$PGDATA"
-	chmod 700 "$PGDATA"
+	# ignore failure since there are cases where we can't chmod (and PostgreSQL might fail later anyhow - it's picky about permissions of this directory)
+	chmod 700 "$PGDATA" || :
 
 	# ignore failure since it will be fine when using the image provided directory; see also https://github.com/docker-library/postgres/pull/289
 	mkdir -p /var/run/postgresql || :
diff --git a/11/docker-entrypoint.sh b/11/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 51d871b717..69155541bb 100755
--- a/11/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/11/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ docker_create_db_directories() {
 	local user; user="$(id -u)"
 
 	mkdir -p "$PGDATA"
-	chmod 700 "$PGDATA"
+	# ignore failure since there are cases where we can't chmod (and PostgreSQL might fail later anyhow - it's picky about permissions of this directory)
+	chmod 700 "$PGDATA" || :
 
 	# ignore failure since it will be fine when using the image provided directory; see also https://github.com/docker-library/postgres/pull/289
 	mkdir -p /var/run/postgresql || :
diff --git a/12/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/12/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 72cdc53d65..d95a37fb3a 100755
--- a/12/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/12/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ docker_create_db_directories() {
 	local user; user="$(id -u)"
 
 	mkdir -p "$PGDATA"
-	chmod 700 "$PGDATA"
+	# ignore failure since there are cases where we can't chmod (and PostgreSQL might fail later anyhow - it's picky about permissions of this directory)
+	chmod 700 "$PGDATA" || :
 
 	# ignore failure since it will be fine when using the image provided directory; see also https://github.com/docker-library/postgres/pull/289
 	mkdir -p /var/run/postgresql || :
diff --git a/12/docker-entrypoint.sh b/12/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 51d871b717..69155541bb 100755
--- a/12/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/12/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ docker_create_db_directories() {
 	local user; user="$(id -u)"
 
 	mkdir -p "$PGDATA"
-	chmod 700 "$PGDATA"
+	# ignore failure since there are cases where we can't chmod (and PostgreSQL might fail later anyhow - it's picky about permissions of this directory)
+	chmod 700 "$PGDATA" || :
 
 	# ignore failure since it will be fine when using the image provided directory; see also https://github.com/docker-library/postgres/pull/289
 	mkdir -p /var/run/postgresql || :
diff --git a/13/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/13/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 72cdc53d65..d95a37fb3a 100755
--- a/13/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/13/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ docker_create_db_directories() {
 	local user; user="$(id -u)"
 
 	mkdir -p "$PGDATA"
-	chmod 700 "$PGDATA"
+	# ignore failure since there are cases where we can't chmod (and PostgreSQL might fail later anyhow - it's picky about permissions of this directory)
+	chmod 700 "$PGDATA" || :
 
 	# ignore failure since it will be fine when using the image provided directory; see also https://github.com/docker-library/postgres/pull/289
 	mkdir -p /var/run/postgresql || :
diff --git a/13/docker-entrypoint.sh b/13/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 51d871b717..69155541bb 100755
--- a/13/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/13/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ docker_create_db_directories() {
 	local user; user="$(id -u)"
 
 	mkdir -p "$PGDATA"
-	chmod 700 "$PGDATA"
+	# ignore failure since there are cases where we can't chmod (and PostgreSQL might fail later anyhow - it's picky about permissions of this directory)
+	chmod 700 "$PGDATA" || :
 
 	# ignore failure since it will be fine when using the image provided directory; see also https://github.com/docker-library/postgres/pull/289
 	mkdir -p /var/run/postgresql || :
diff --git a/9.5/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/9.5/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 0e0e2e914b..7c82faea26 100755
--- a/9.5/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/9.5/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ docker_create_db_directories() {
 	local user; user="$(id -u)"
 
 	mkdir -p "$PGDATA"
-	chmod 700 "$PGDATA"
+	# ignore failure since there are cases where we can't chmod (and PostgreSQL might fail later anyhow - it's picky about permissions of this directory)
+	chmod 700 "$PGDATA" || :
 
 	# ignore failure since it will be fine when using the image provided directory; see also https://github.com/docker-library/postgres/pull/289
 	mkdir -p /var/run/postgresql || :
diff --git a/9.5/docker-entrypoint.sh b/9.5/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 49374701a6..ed16fa48b1 100755
--- a/9.5/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/9.5/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ docker_create_db_directories() {
 	local user; user="$(id -u)"
 
 	mkdir -p "$PGDATA"
-	chmod 700 "$PGDATA"
+	# ignore failure since there are cases where we can't chmod (and PostgreSQL might fail later anyhow - it's picky about permissions of this directory)
+	chmod 700 "$PGDATA" || :
 
 	# ignore failure since it will be fine when using the image provided directory; see also https://github.com/docker-library/postgres/pull/289
 	mkdir -p /var/run/postgresql || :
diff --git a/9.6/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/9.6/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 0e0e2e914b..7c82faea26 100755
--- a/9.6/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/9.6/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ docker_create_db_directories() {
 	local user; user="$(id -u)"
 
 	mkdir -p "$PGDATA"
-	chmod 700 "$PGDATA"
+	# ignore failure since there are cases where we can't chmod (and PostgreSQL might fail later anyhow - it's picky about permissions of this directory)
+	chmod 700 "$PGDATA" || :
 
 	# ignore failure since it will be fine when using the image provided directory; see also https://github.com/docker-library/postgres/pull/289
 	mkdir -p /var/run/postgresql || :
diff --git a/9.6/docker-entrypoint.sh b/9.6/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 49374701a6..ed16fa48b1 100755
--- a/9.6/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/9.6/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ docker_create_db_directories() {
 	local user; user="$(id -u)"
 
 	mkdir -p "$PGDATA"
-	chmod 700 "$PGDATA"
+	# ignore failure since there are cases where we can't chmod (and PostgreSQL might fail later anyhow - it's picky about permissions of this directory)
+	chmod 700 "$PGDATA" || :
 
 	# ignore failure since it will be fine when using the image provided directory; see also https://github.com/docker-library/postgres/pull/289
 	mkdir -p /var/run/postgresql || :
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 51d871b717..69155541bb 100755
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ docker_create_db_directories() {
 	local user; user="$(id -u)"
 
 	mkdir -p "$PGDATA"
-	chmod 700 "$PGDATA"
+	# ignore failure since there are cases where we can't chmod (and PostgreSQL might fail later anyhow - it's picky about permissions of this directory)
+	chmod 700 "$PGDATA" || :
 
 	# ignore failure since it will be fine when using the image provided directory; see also https://github.com/docker-library/postgres/pull/289
 	mkdir -p /var/run/postgresql || :