diff --git a/10/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/10/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 78adac6212..e761e26cbc 100755
--- a/10/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/10/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ _main() {
 		# only run initialization on an empty data directory
 		if [ -z "$DATABASE_ALREADY_EXISTS" ]; then
 			docker_verify_minimum_env
+
+			# check dir permissions to reduce likelihood of half-initialized database
+			ls /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/ > /dev/null
+
 			docker_init_database_dir
 			pg_setup_hba_conf
 
diff --git a/10/docker-entrypoint.sh b/10/docker-entrypoint.sh
index a9190b4055..cd8ce805a4 100755
--- a/10/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/10/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ _main() {
 		# only run initialization on an empty data directory
 		if [ -z "$DATABASE_ALREADY_EXISTS" ]; then
 			docker_verify_minimum_env
+
+			# check dir permissions to reduce likelihood of half-initialized database
+			ls /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/ > /dev/null
+
 			docker_init_database_dir
 			pg_setup_hba_conf
 
diff --git a/11/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/11/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 78adac6212..e761e26cbc 100755
--- a/11/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/11/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ _main() {
 		# only run initialization on an empty data directory
 		if [ -z "$DATABASE_ALREADY_EXISTS" ]; then
 			docker_verify_minimum_env
+
+			# check dir permissions to reduce likelihood of half-initialized database
+			ls /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/ > /dev/null
+
 			docker_init_database_dir
 			pg_setup_hba_conf
 
diff --git a/11/docker-entrypoint.sh b/11/docker-entrypoint.sh
index a9190b4055..cd8ce805a4 100755
--- a/11/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/11/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ _main() {
 		# only run initialization on an empty data directory
 		if [ -z "$DATABASE_ALREADY_EXISTS" ]; then
 			docker_verify_minimum_env
+
+			# check dir permissions to reduce likelihood of half-initialized database
+			ls /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/ > /dev/null
+
 			docker_init_database_dir
 			pg_setup_hba_conf
 
diff --git a/12/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/12/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 78adac6212..e761e26cbc 100755
--- a/12/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/12/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ _main() {
 		# only run initialization on an empty data directory
 		if [ -z "$DATABASE_ALREADY_EXISTS" ]; then
 			docker_verify_minimum_env
+
+			# check dir permissions to reduce likelihood of half-initialized database
+			ls /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/ > /dev/null
+
 			docker_init_database_dir
 			pg_setup_hba_conf
 
diff --git a/12/docker-entrypoint.sh b/12/docker-entrypoint.sh
index a9190b4055..cd8ce805a4 100755
--- a/12/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/12/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ _main() {
 		# only run initialization on an empty data directory
 		if [ -z "$DATABASE_ALREADY_EXISTS" ]; then
 			docker_verify_minimum_env
+
+			# check dir permissions to reduce likelihood of half-initialized database
+			ls /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/ > /dev/null
+
 			docker_init_database_dir
 			pg_setup_hba_conf
 
diff --git a/9.5/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/9.5/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index f87b08bdfe..aad5d4de76 100755
--- a/9.5/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/9.5/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ _main() {
 		# only run initialization on an empty data directory
 		if [ -z "$DATABASE_ALREADY_EXISTS" ]; then
 			docker_verify_minimum_env
+
+			# check dir permissions to reduce likelihood of half-initialized database
+			ls /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/ > /dev/null
+
 			docker_init_database_dir
 			pg_setup_hba_conf
 
diff --git a/9.5/docker-entrypoint.sh b/9.5/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 84eb98d6f1..1ba1cfc8f7 100755
--- a/9.5/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/9.5/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ _main() {
 		# only run initialization on an empty data directory
 		if [ -z "$DATABASE_ALREADY_EXISTS" ]; then
 			docker_verify_minimum_env
+
+			# check dir permissions to reduce likelihood of half-initialized database
+			ls /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/ > /dev/null
+
 			docker_init_database_dir
 			pg_setup_hba_conf
 
diff --git a/9.6/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/9.6/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index f87b08bdfe..aad5d4de76 100755
--- a/9.6/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/9.6/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ _main() {
 		# only run initialization on an empty data directory
 		if [ -z "$DATABASE_ALREADY_EXISTS" ]; then
 			docker_verify_minimum_env
+
+			# check dir permissions to reduce likelihood of half-initialized database
+			ls /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/ > /dev/null
+
 			docker_init_database_dir
 			pg_setup_hba_conf
 
diff --git a/9.6/docker-entrypoint.sh b/9.6/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 84eb98d6f1..1ba1cfc8f7 100755
--- a/9.6/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/9.6/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ _main() {
 		# only run initialization on an empty data directory
 		if [ -z "$DATABASE_ALREADY_EXISTS" ]; then
 			docker_verify_minimum_env
+
+			# check dir permissions to reduce likelihood of half-initialized database
+			ls /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/ > /dev/null
+
 			docker_init_database_dir
 			pg_setup_hba_conf
 
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index a9190b4055..cd8ce805a4 100755
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ _main() {
 		# only run initialization on an empty data directory
 		if [ -z "$DATABASE_ALREADY_EXISTS" ]; then
 			docker_verify_minimum_env
+
+			# check dir permissions to reduce likelihood of half-initialized database
+			ls /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/ > /dev/null
+
 			docker_init_database_dir
 			pg_setup_hba_conf