diff --git a/alpine/packages/azure/etc/init.d/azure b/alpine/packages/azure/etc/init.d/azure
index e576def8b..b6dd852ce 100755
--- a/alpine/packages/azure/etc/init.d/azure
+++ b/alpine/packages/azure/etc/init.d/azure
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ start()
 	then
 		mkdir -p /var/etc
 	fi
-	if [ ! -d /var/home/ ]
+	if [ ! -d /var/home/docker ]
 	then
-		mkdir -p /var/home/
-		chown docker:docker /var/home/
+		mkdir -p /var/home/docker
+		chown -R docker:docker /var/home/docker
 	fi
 	if [ ! -f /var/etc/hostname ]
 	then