diff --git a/chronograf/1.10/alpine/entrypoint.sh b/chronograf/1.10/alpine/entrypoint.sh
index bb8d32b50..3c4869166 100755
--- a/chronograf/1.10/alpine/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/chronograf/1.10/alpine/entrypoint.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,17 @@ if [ "$1" = 'chronograf' ]; then
   export BOLT_PATH=${BOLT_PATH:-/var/lib/chronograf/chronograf-v1.db}
 fi
 
-if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ] || [ "${CHRONOGRAF_AS_ROOT}" = "true" ]; then
-    exec "$@"
-else
+if [ $(id -u) -eq 0 ] ; then
+  if [ "${CHRONOGRAF_AS_ROOT}" != "true" ] ; then
+    chown -Rc chronograf:chronograf /var/lib/chronograf
     exec su-exec chronograf "$@"
+  fi
+  chown -Rc root:root /var/lib/chronograf
+else
+  if [ ! -w /var/lib/chronograf ] ; then
+    echo "You need to change ownership on chronograf's persistent store. Run:"
+    echo "  sudo chown -R $(id -u):$(id -u) /path/to/persistent/store"
+  fi
 fi
+
+exec "$@"
diff --git a/chronograf/1.10/entrypoint.sh b/chronograf/1.10/entrypoint.sh
index 8a68b024f..a77de93dc 100755
--- a/chronograf/1.10/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/chronograf/1.10/entrypoint.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,17 @@ if [ "$1" = 'chronograf' ]; then
   export BOLT_PATH=${BOLT_PATH:-/var/lib/chronograf/chronograf-v1.db}
 fi
 
-if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ] || [ "${CHRONOGRAF_AS_ROOT}" = "true" ]; then
-    exec "$@"
-else
+if [ $(id -u) -eq 0 ] ; then
+  if [ "${CHRONOGRAF_AS_ROOT}" != "true" ] ; then
+    chown -Rc chronograf:chronograf /var/lib/chronograf
     exec setpriv --reuid chronograf --regid chronograf --init-groups "$@"
+  fi
+  chown -Rc root:root /var/lib/chronograf
+else
+  if [ ! -w /var/lib/chronograf ] ; then
+    echo "You need to change ownership on chronograf's persistent store. Run:"
+    echo "  sudo chown -R $(id -u):$(id -u) /path/to/persistent/store"
+  fi
 fi
+
+exec "$@"