diff --git a/app.coffee b/app.coffee
index 527b17e..7bd0564 100644
--- a/app.coffee
+++ b/app.coffee
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ app.get "/smoke_test_force", (req, res)->
 	smokeTest.run(require.resolve(__dirname + "/test/smoke/js/SmokeTests.js"))(req, res)
 
 
+#TODO delete this
+app.get "/settings", (req, res)->
+	res.json(Settings)
+
 profiler = require "v8-profiler"
 app.get "/profile", (req, res) ->
 	time = parseInt(req.query.time || "1000")
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index d50a70a..ecb28d1 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 echo "Changing permissions of /var/run/docker.sock for sibling containers"
-cp /var/clsi/bin/synctex /var/clsi/bin/synctex-mount/synctex
 
 chown root:docker /var/run/docker.sock
-chown app:app /app/compiles
+
+mkdir -p /app/cache
+chown -R app:app /app/cache
+
+mkdir -p /app/compiles
+chown -R app:app /app/compiles
 
 ./bin/install_texlive_gce.sh
 exec runuser -u app "$@"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/install_deps.sh b/install_deps.sh
index 511f291..20ab946 100755
--- a/install_deps.sh
+++ b/install_deps.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,5 @@ apt-get install poppler-utils vim ghostscript --yes
 npm rebuild
 usermod -aG docker app
 
-mkdir -p /app/cache
-chown -R app:app /app/cache
+cp /app/bin/synctex /app/bin/synctex-mount/synctex
 
-mkdir -p /app/compiles
-chown -R app:app /app/compiles