diff --git a/scripts/functions.sh b/scripts/functions.sh
index 41e755d8..b0cea6ef 100644
--- a/scripts/functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/functions.sh
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ function cluster_config() {
       envsubst < /build_data/cluster.properties > "${CLUSTER_CONFIG_DIR}"/cluster.properties
     fi
   fi
+  chown -R "${USER_NAME}":"${GEO_GROUP_NAME}" "${GEOSERVER_DATA_DIR}"/cluster
 }
 
 # Helper function to setup broker config. Used with clustering configs
diff --git a/scripts/start.sh b/scripts/start.sh
index c94f70b8..ee6e1de1 100644
--- a/scripts/start.sh
+++ b/scripts/start.sh
@@ -224,13 +224,8 @@ if [[ ${CLUSTERING} =~ [Tt][Rr][Uu][Ee] ]]; then
     fi
   fi
   # Download Clustering module, temporary fixes https://github.com/kartoza/docker-geoserver/issues/514
-  ${request} https://download.jar-download.com/cache_jars/org.jdom/jdom2/2.0.6.1/jar_files.zip
-  if [[ -f jar_files.zip ]];then
-    unzip jar_files.zip -d  "${CATALINA_HOME}"/webapps/"${GEOSERVER_CONTEXT_ROOT}"/WEB-INF/lib/
-    rm jar_files.zip
-  else
-    cp -r /build_data/jdom2-2.0.6.1.jar "${CATALINA_HOME}"/webapps/"${GEOSERVER_CONTEXT_ROOT}"/WEB-INF/lib/
-  fi
+  cp -r /build_data/jdom2-2.0.6.1.jar "${CATALINA_HOME}"/webapps/"${GEOSERVER_CONTEXT_ROOT}"/WEB-INF/lib/
+
 fi
 
 export REQUEST_TIMEOUT PARALLEL_REQUEST GETMAP REQUEST_EXCEL SINGLE_USER GWC_REQUEST WPS_REQUEST