diff --git a/backup_manager/Dockerfile b/backup_manager/Dockerfile
index 6e4b47b..29a4a23 100644
--- a/backup_manager/Dockerfile
+++ b/backup_manager/Dockerfile
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install cron openssh-server less rsync nano
 
 # Create a user named `backupreader` for reading database backups
 RUN useradd --create-home --shell /bin/bash backupreader
-USER backupreader
-RUN mkdir -p /home/backupreader/backups
+RUN mkdir -p /home/backupreader/backups && chown backupreader /home/backupreader/backups
+VOLUME /home/backupreader/backups
 
 # Set up periodic backup
-USER root
 COPY backup_manager/backup.cron /etc/cron.d/database-backup
 RUN chmod 0644 /etc/cron.d/database-backup && \
     crontab /etc/cron.d/database-backup && \
diff --git a/backup_manager/scripts/backup_mysql.sh b/backup_manager/scripts/backup_mysql.sh
index a5d410b..cd45817 100755
--- a/backup_manager/scripts/backup_mysql.sh
+++ b/backup_manager/scripts/backup_mysql.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ chmod 644 ${BACKUP}
 
 ls -lah ${BACKUP}
 
-touch $BASE_PATH/last_success
+touch "$BASE_PATH/last_success_${USER}"
 
 echo "==============="
diff --git a/backup_manager/scripts/entrypoint.sh b/backup_manager/scripts/entrypoint.sh
index 1cea3ff..bbad635 100755
--- a/backup_manager/scripts/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/backup_manager/scripts/entrypoint.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 echo ">>> RopeWiki setup beginning..."
 
+chown backupreader /home/backupreader/backups
+
 if [ -z "${RW_ROOT_DB_PASSWORD}" ]; then
   echo "Disabling backups because RW_ROOT_DB_PASSWORD wasn't set"
   touch /do_not_backup_db
diff --git a/deploy_tool.py b/deploy_tool.py
index 3671aac..f646847 100755
--- a/deploy_tool.py
+++ b/deploy_tool.py
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ def create_db(site_config: SiteConfig, options: List[str]):
   if site_config.db_volume in volumes:
     run_cmd('docker volume rm {db_volume}'.format(db_volume=site_config.db_volume))
 
-  # Bring the database and backup manager up
-  run_docker_compose(f'up -d {site_config.db_service} {site_config.backup_manager_service}', site_config)
+  # Bring the database up
+  run_docker_compose(f'up -d {site_config.db_service}', site_config)
 
   # Wait for container to come up
   log('>> Waiting for MySQL database to initialize...')