diff --git a/.ci/openshift-ci/Dockerfile b/.ci/openshift-ci/Dockerfile
index 03ef2c3d63..a4ca088d55 100644
--- a/.ci/openshift-ci/Dockerfile
+++ b/.ci/openshift-ci/Dockerfile
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ RUN dnf install -y -q --allowerasing --nobest nodejs-devel nodejs-libs psmisc py
     dnf update -y && dnf clean all && \
     npm install -g yarn@1.22 npm@9 && \
     npm install @eclipse-che/che-devworkspace-generator@latest && \
-    chgrp -R 0 /opt/app-root/src/.npm-global /opt/app-root/src/.npm && \
-    chmod -R g+rwX /opt/app-root/src/.npm-global /opt/app-root/src/.npm && \
+    chgrp -R 0 /opt/app-root/src/ && chmod -R g=u /opt/app-root/src/ && \
+    touch /opt/app-root/src/b && \
     echo -n "node version: "; node -v; \
     echo -n "npm  version: "; npm -v;
 
diff --git a/.ci/openshift-ci/build/Dockerfile b/.ci/openshift-ci/build/Dockerfile
index 6d1de52aca..93fd7af0d2 100644
--- a/.ci/openshift-ci/build/Dockerfile
+++ b/.ci/openshift-ci/build/Dockerfile
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ RUN dnf install -y -q --allowerasing --nobest nodejs-devel nodejs-libs psmisc py
     echo -n "npm  version: "; npm -v; \
     echo -n "yarn version: "; yarn -v;
 
+RUN chgrp -R 0 /opt/app-root/src/ && chmod -R g=u /opt/app-root/src/ &&
+    touch /opt/app-root/src/a
+
 # Generate editors' metadata
 RUN ./build.sh --skip-oci-image --skip-digest-generation