diff --git a/codeserver/ubi9-python-3.9/Dockerfile b/codeserver/ubi9-python-3.9/Dockerfile
index d75c89ec9..c6f304ce2 100644
--- a/codeserver/ubi9-python-3.9/Dockerfile
+++ b/codeserver/ubi9-python-3.9/Dockerfile
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ WORKDIR /opt/app-root/bin
 RUN yum install -y "https://github.com/coder/code-server/releases/download/${CODESERVER_VERSION}/code-server-${CODESERVER_VERSION/v/}-amd64.rpm" && \
     yum -y clean all --enablerepo='*'
 
+# Change ownership of relevant directories
+RUN chmod -R g+w /opt/app-root/lib/python3.9/site-packages && \
+    fix-permissions /opt/app-root -P
+
 # Install NGINX to proxy VSCode and pass probes check
 ENV NGINX_VERSION=1.22 \
     NGINX_SHORT_VER=122 \
@@ -78,8 +82,8 @@ COPY nginx/httpconf/ /opt/app-root/etc/nginx.d/
 COPY nginx/api/ /opt/app-root/api/
 
 # Launcher
-COPY utils utils/
-COPY run-code-server.sh run-nginx.sh ./
+COPY --chown=1001:0 utils utils/
+COPY --chown=1001:0 run-code-server.sh run-nginx.sh ./
 
 ENV SHELL /bin/bash
 
diff --git a/codeserver/ubi9-python-3.9/run-code-server.sh b/codeserver/ubi9-python-3.9/run-code-server.sh
index 6f69f1d76..2562b072a 100755
--- a/codeserver/ubi9-python-3.9/run-code-server.sh
+++ b/codeserver/ubi9-python-3.9/run-code-server.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ fi
 # Initilize access logs for culling
 echo '[{"id":"code-server","name":"code-server","last_activity":"'$(date -Iseconds)'","execution_state":"running","connections":1}]' > /var/log/nginx/vscode.access.log
 
+# Install extensions if not present
+if [ ! -f "/opt/app-root/src/.local/share/code-server" ]; then
+   code-server --install-extension ms-python.python
+   code-server --install-extension ms-toolsai.jupyter
+fi
+
 # Start server
 start_process /usr/bin/code-server \
   --bind-addr 0.0.0.0:8787 \