diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 323a029..110df22 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
 	adduser --disabled-password --gecos '' tomcat && \
 	rm -rf /usr/local/tomcat/webapps && \
 	mkdir -p /usr/local/tomcat/webapps && \
-	mkdir /jamfpro-config
+	mkdir /jamfpro-config && \
+	chmod -R go+w /usr/local/tomcat/webapps && \
+	chmod go+w /usr/local/tomcat/conf /usr/local/tomcat/conf/server.xml
+
 
 COPY startup.sh /startup.sh
 COPY log4j.stdout.replace /log4j.stdout.replace
diff --git a/configuration.sh b/configuration.sh
index 1fdc9e1..74c587e 100755
--- a/configuration.sh
+++ b/configuration.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
-WEBAPPS_DIR="/usr/local/tomcat/webapps"
+WEBAPPS_DIR=${WEBAPPS_DIR:-"/usr/local/tomcat/webapps"}
 
 ##########################################################
 ####################### Functions ########################
@@ -143,11 +143,13 @@ cache.type=memcached
 EOF
 }
 
+# PI109681
 create_memcached_properties(){
   echo_time "Setting up the memcached.properties"
   cat <<-EOF > ${WEBAPPS_DIR}/ROOT/WEB-INF/classes/dal/memcached.properties
 memcached.endpoints[0]=$MEMCACHED_HOST
 memcached.timeToLiveSeconds=120
+memcached.directory.timeToLiveSeconds=120
 EOF
 }