diff --git a/scripts/app/app_update_specifics.sh b/scripts/app/app_update_specifics.sh
index 4a796d3..b5082e4 100755
--- a/scripts/app/app_update_specifics.sh
+++ b/scripts/app/app_update_specifics.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ appUpdateSpecifics()
         appDashyUpdateConf;
     fi
 
+    if [[ $app_name == "focalboard" ]]; then
+        # Focalboard runs as nobody (65534) and writes its sqlite db + uploads
+        # under its mounted data dir; fixPermissionsBeforeStart hands the dir to
+        # the install user, so give it to 65534 here or the server can't open
+        # the database. Restart so it picks the dir up.
+        sudo chown -R 65534:65534 "$containers_dir$app_name/data";
+        shouldrestart="true";
+    fi
+
     if [[ $shouldrestart == "true" ]]; then
         dockerComposeRestart $app_name;
     fi