diff --git a/rstudio/templates/_helpers.tpl b/rstudio/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 76ff7de..9d46573 100644
--- a/rstudio/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/rstudio/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ Return which PVC to use
 Creates the bash command for the init containers used to place files and change permissions in the rstudio pods
 */}}
 {{- define "rstudio.init-container-commands" -}}
-cp -anrL /opt/configs/readonly/rstudio/ /home/;
-chown -R rstudio:rstudio /home/rstudio
+cp -anrL /opt/configs/readonly/rstudio/. {{ .Values.persistence.mountPath }};
 {{- end -}}
 
diff --git a/rstudio/templates/deployment.yaml b/rstudio/templates/deployment.yaml
index 9cd3c5b..a39aa99 100644
--- a/rstudio/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/rstudio/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@ spec:
       initContainers:
         - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-init-mounts
           image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}"
-          command: ['sh', '-c', {{ include "rstudio.init-container-commands" . | squote }}]
+          command: [
+            'sh', '-c',
+            '{{- if .Values.extraInitCommands -}}
+             {{- tpl .Values.extraInitCommands $ | nindent 13 }};
+             {{- end -}}
+             {{ include "rstudio.init-container-commands" . }}']
           volumeMounts:
             {{- range $entry := .Values.mutableConfigs }}
             {{ if $entry -}}
@@ -35,7 +40,9 @@ spec:
             {{- end }}
             - name: rstudio-data
               mountPath: {{.Values.persistence.mountPath}}
-              subPath: rstudio
+            {{- if .Values.persistence.subPath }}
+              subPath: {{ .Values.persistence.subPath }}
+            {{- end }}
             {{- if .Values.extraVolumeMounts }}
             {{- .Values.extraVolumeMounts | toYaml | nindent 12 }}
             {{- end }}
@@ -72,7 +79,9 @@ spec:
             {{- end }}
             - name: rstudio-data
               mountPath: {{.Values.persistence.mountPath}}
-              subPath: rstudio
+            {{- if .Values.persistence.subPath }}
+              subPath: {{ .Values.persistence.subPath }}
+            {{- end }}
             {{- if .Values.extraVolumeMounts }}
             {{- .Values.extraVolumeMounts | toYaml | nindent 12 }}
             {{- end }}
@@ -106,4 +115,4 @@ spec:
           {{- end }}
         {{- if .Values.extraVolumes }}
         {{- .Values.extraVolumes | toYaml | nindent 8 }}
-        {{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
+        {{- end }}
diff --git a/rstudio/values.yaml b/rstudio/values.yaml
index c17b147..77e0203 100644
--- a/rstudio/values.yaml
+++ b/rstudio/values.yaml
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ persistence:
   accessMode: ReadWriteMany
   size: 10Gi
   mountPath: /home/rstudio
+  # SubPath of directory to mount/create in the volume
+  # subPath: rstudio
 
 # extraVolumes:
 #   - name: shared-data
@@ -96,3 +98,7 @@ useSecretConfigs: false
 #     subPath: ".rstudio/monitored/user-settings/"
 #     contents: |
 #      initialWorkingDirectory="/opt/project/shared-data"
+
+# extraInitCommands: |
+#  cp -anrL /etc/skel/. /gvl/projects/current/
+#  /galaxy/server/extra/mapped/script.sh