diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 217f3a0..889da75 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ pipeline {
       steps{
         sh '''#!/bin/bash
               cat ${GIT_SIGNING_KEY} > /config/.ssh/id_sign
-              chmod 600 /config/.ssh/id_sign
+              if [ "${KEEP_PERMISSIONS:-false}" != "true" ]; then
+                chmod 600 /config/.ssh/id_sign
+              fi
               ssh-keygen -y -f /config/.ssh/id_sign > /config/.ssh/id_sign.pub
               echo "Using $(ssh-keygen -lf /config/.ssh/id_sign) to sign commits"
               git config --global gpg.format ssh
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-ddclient-config/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-ddclient-config/run
index 3a63275..a76e7bd 100755
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-ddclient-config/run
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-ddclient-config/run
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ if [[ -z ${LSIO_NON_ROOT_USER} ]]; then
         /run/ddclient-cache
 fi
 
-chmod 700 \
-    /config \
-    /run/ddclient-cache
+if [ "${KEEP_PERMISSIONS:-false}" != "true" ]; then
+    chmod 700 \
+        /config \
+        /run/ddclient-cache
 
-chmod 600 \
-    /config/*
+    chmod 600 \
+        /config/*
+fi
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-inotify/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-inotify/run
index f4ec74d..2f895eb 100755
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-inotify/run
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-inotify/run
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
 # shellcheck shell=bash
 
+_keep_permissions="${KEEP_PERMISSIONS:-false}"
+
 # starting inotify to watch /config/ddclient.conf and restart ddclient if changed.
 while inotifywait -e modify /config/ddclient.conf; do
     if [[ -z ${LSIO_NON_ROOT_USER} ]]; then
         lsiown abc:abc /config/ddclient.conf
     fi
-    chmod 600 /config/ddclient.conf
+    if [ "${_keep_permissions}" != "true" ]; then
+        chmod 600 /config/ddclient.conf
+    fi
     s6-svc -h /run/service/svc-ddclient
     echo "ddclient has been restarted"
 done