diff --git a/charts/stable/photoprism/SCALE/questions.yaml b/charts/stable/photoprism/SCALE/questions.yaml
index bad80cc49d5..fd7090ba638 100644
--- a/charts/stable/photoprism/SCALE/questions.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/photoprism/SCALE/questions.yaml
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ questions:
           label: "ReadOnly Root Filesystem"
           schema:
             type: boolean
-            default: true
+            default: false
         - variable: allowPrivilegeEscalation
           label: "Allow Privilege Escalation"
           schema:
diff --git a/charts/stable/photoprism/values.yaml b/charts/stable/photoprism/values.yaml
index 9bec1fe02ab..47b005a24e3 100644
--- a/charts/stable/photoprism/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/photoprism/values.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ image:
   # -- image pull policy
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
+securityContext:
+  readOnlyRootFilesystem: false
+
 # -- environment variables. See [image docs](https://docs.photoprism.org/getting-started/config-options/) for more details.
 # @default -- See below
 env: