diff --git a/examples/cassandra/image/Dockerfile b/examples/cassandra/image/Dockerfile
index 6a3ec62dbe7..635cb8c6999 100644
--- a/examples/cassandra/image/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/cassandra/image/Dockerfile
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ RUN gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys F758CE318D77295D && \
   mkdir -p /cassandra_data/data && \
   mv /logback.xml /etc/cassandra/ && \
   mv /cassandra.yaml /etc/cassandra/ && \
-  chown -R cassandra: /etc/cassandra /cassandra_data && \
+  chown -R cassandra: /etc/cassandra /cassandra_data /run.sh \
+    /kubernetes-cassandra.jar && \
   chmod o+w -R /etc/cassandra /cassandra_data && \
   rm -rf \
         doc \
diff --git a/examples/cassandra/image/run.sh b/examples/cassandra/image/run.sh
index 0e7fc97dfc7..8db3c2ddbc9 100644
--- a/examples/cassandra/image/run.sh
+++ b/examples/cassandra/image/run.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ set -e
 CFG=/etc/cassandra/cassandra.yaml
 CASSANDRA_RPC_ADDRESS="${CASSANDRA_RPC_ADDRESS:-0.0.0.0}"
 CASSANDRA_NUM_TOKENS="${CASSANDRA_NUM_TOKENS:-32}"
-CASSANDRA_CLUSTER_NAME="${CASSANDRA_CLUSTER_NAME:=Test Cluster}"
+CASSANDRA_CLUSTER_NAME="${CASSANDRA_CLUSTER_NAME:='Test Cluster'}"
 CASSANDRA_LISTEN_ADDRESS=${POD_IP}
 CASSANDRA_BROADCAST_ADDRESS=${POD_IP}
 CASSANDRA_BROADCAST_RPC_ADDRESS=${POD_IP}