diff --git a/templates/deployment.yaml b/templates/deployment.yaml
index 908d360..0c6572d 100644
--- a/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ spec:
         app: {{ template "peertube.name" . }}
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
     spec:
+{{- if .Values.initcontainer.enabled }}
       initContainers:
         - name: init-peertube
           image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}"
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ spec:
           command:
             - sh
             - /init/peertube-init.sh
+{{- end }}
       containers:
         - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
           image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}"
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index cccd3ef..aec3d9c 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ ingress:
       hosts:
         - peertube.domain.tld
 
+# At start initcontainer check every video files and chown it to peertube.
+# If you have lots of videos, it may take age.
+# If you are sure your rights are ok, you may disable this container to speed up start.
+initcontainer:
+  enabled: true
+
 resources:
   # We usually recommend not to specify default resources and to leave this as a conscious
   # choice for the user. This also increases chances charts run on environments with little