diff --git a/docker/kasm/custom_startup.sh b/docker/kasm/custom_startup.sh
index 49fbdf0b6b4bd885f21015119090ac6f686f4b49..4ede85aef297ad94e6e99e95aca483714490b025 100755
--- a/docker/kasm/custom_startup.sh
+++ b/docker/kasm/custom_startup.sh
@@ -58,9 +58,4 @@ Exec=$(which spyder)
 eof
 
 chmod +x $VNC_HOME/Desktop/*.desktop
-
-# TODO persist /home/$USER/.htpasswd to /etc/nginx/.htpasswd
-#if [ -f "$HOME/.kasmpasswd.persist" ]; then
-#    cp $HOME/.kasmpasswd.persist $HOME/.kasmpasswd
-#    chown 600 $HOME/.kasmpasswd
-#fi
+chown -R $login:$login $VNC_HOME/Desktop