diff --git a/k8s/family-apps/media-suite.yaml b/k8s/family-apps/media-suite.yaml
index 6086024..ab7ba99 100644
--- a/k8s/family-apps/media-suite.yaml
+++ b/k8s/family-apps/media-suite.yaml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ spec:
         - "seedhost:/home2/tadiwanashe/downloads/media"
         - /data
         - --allow-other
+        - --allow-non-empty
         - --vfs-cache-mode
         - writes
         - --dir-cache-time
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ spec:
         - "seedhost:/home2/tadiwanashe/downloads/media"
         - /data
         - --allow-other
+        - --allow-non-empty
         - --vfs-cache-mode
         - writes
         securityContext: