diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4dca25b..a3ed0a1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM lsiobase/alpine:3.8 as buildstage
+FROM lsiobase/alpine:3.9 as buildstage
 ############## build stage ##############
 
 # package versions
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ RUN \
  sed "s/\(lib\/Ask\/Term.pm';\)/.\/\1/" -i Makefile.PL && \
  PERL5LIB=`pwd` && \
  echo -e "yes" | perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/usr/ INSTALLDIRS=vendor && \
- make && \
+ make -j 2 && \
  make test && \
  make DESTDIR=/tmp/xmltv-build install
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ RUN \
 	--mandir=/usr/share/man \
 	--prefix=/usr \
 	--sysconfdir=/config && \
- make && \
+ make -j 2 && \
  make DESTDIR=/tmp/tvheadend-build install
 
 RUN \
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ RUN \
  cd /tmp/argtable && \
  ./configure \
 	--prefix=/usr && \
- make && \
+ make -j 2 && \
  make check && \
  make DESTDIR=/tmp/argtable-build install && \
  echo "**** copy to /usr for comskip dependency ****" && \
@@ -211,11 +211,11 @@ RUN \
  ./configure \
 	--bindir=/usr/bin \
 	--sysconfdir=/config/comskip && \
- make && \
+ make -j 2 && \
  make DESTDIR=/tmp/comskip-build install
 
 ############## runtime stage ##############
-FROM lsiobase/alpine:3.8
+FROM lsiobase/alpine:3.9
 
 # set version label
 ARG BUILD_DATE
@@ -235,11 +235,11 @@ RUN \
 	ffmpeg \
 	ffmpeg-libs \
 	gzip \
-	libcrypto1.0 \
+	libcrypto1.1 \
 	libcurl	\
 	libhdhomerun-libs \
 	libressl \
-	libssl1.0 \
+	libssl1.1 \
 	libvpx \
 	libxml2 \
 	libxslt \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.aarch64 b/Dockerfile.aarch64
index 081377b..61e78b2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.aarch64
+++ b/Dockerfile.aarch64
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM lsiobase/alpine:arm64v8-3.8 as buildstage
+FROM lsiobase/alpine:arm64v8-3.9 as buildstage
 ############## build stage ##############
 
 # package versions
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ RUN \
  sed "s/\(lib\/Ask\/Term.pm';\)/.\/\1/" -i Makefile.PL && \
  PERL5LIB=`pwd` && \
  echo -e "yes" | perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/usr/ INSTALLDIRS=vendor && \
- make && \
+ make -j 2 && \
  make test && \
  make DESTDIR=/tmp/xmltv-build install
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ RUN \
 	--mandir=/usr/share/man \
 	--prefix=/usr \
 	--sysconfdir=/config && \
- make && \
+ make -j 2 && \
  make DESTDIR=/tmp/tvheadend-build install
 
 RUN \
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ RUN \
  cd /tmp/argtable && \
  ./configure \
 	--prefix=/usr && \
- make && \
+ make -j 2 && \
  make check && \
  make DESTDIR=/tmp/argtable-build install && \
  echo "**** copy to /usr for comskip dependency ****" && \
@@ -211,11 +211,11 @@ RUN \
  ./configure \
 	--bindir=/usr/bin \
 	--sysconfdir=/config/comskip && \
- make && \
+ make -j 2 && \
  make DESTDIR=/tmp/comskip-build install
 
 ############## runtime stage ##############
-FROM lsiobase/alpine:arm64v8-3.8
+FROM lsiobase/alpine:arm64v8-3.9
 
 # set version label
 ARG BUILD_DATE
@@ -235,11 +235,11 @@ RUN \
 	ffmpeg \
 	ffmpeg-libs \
 	gzip \
-	libcrypto1.0 \
+	libcrypto1.1 \
 	libcurl	\
 	libhdhomerun-libs \
 	libressl \
-	libssl1.0 \
+	libssl1.1 \
 	libvpx \
 	libxml2 \
 	libxslt \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.armhf b/Dockerfile.armhf
index a27c360..835ebb9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.armhf
+++ b/Dockerfile.armhf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM lsiobase/alpine:arm32v7-3.8 as buildstage
+FROM lsiobase/alpine:arm32v7-3.9 as buildstage
 ############## build stage ##############
 
 # package versions
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ RUN \
  sed "s/\(lib\/Ask\/Term.pm';\)/.\/\1/" -i Makefile.PL && \
  PERL5LIB=`pwd` && \
  echo -e "yes" | perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/usr/ INSTALLDIRS=vendor && \
- make && \
+ make -j 2 && \
  make test && \
  make DESTDIR=/tmp/xmltv-build install
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ RUN \
 	--mandir=/usr/share/man \
 	--prefix=/usr \
 	--sysconfdir=/config && \
- make && \
+ make -j 2 && \
  make DESTDIR=/tmp/tvheadend-build install
 
 RUN \
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ RUN \
  cd /tmp/argtable && \
  ./configure \
 	--prefix=/usr && \
- make && \
+ make -j 2 && \
  make check && \
  make DESTDIR=/tmp/argtable-build install && \
  echo "**** copy to /usr for comskip dependency ****" && \
@@ -211,11 +211,11 @@ RUN \
  ./configure \
 	--bindir=/usr/bin \
 	--sysconfdir=/config/comskip && \
- make && \
+ make -j 2 && \
  make DESTDIR=/tmp/comskip-build install
 
 ############## runtime stage ##############
-FROM lsiobase/alpine:arm32v7-3.8
+FROM lsiobase/alpine:arm32v7-3.9
 
 # set version label
 ARG BUILD_DATE
@@ -235,11 +235,11 @@ RUN \
 	ffmpeg \
 	ffmpeg-libs \
 	gzip \
-	libcrypto1.0 \
+	libcrypto1.1 \
 	libcurl	\
 	libhdhomerun-libs \
 	libressl \
-	libssl1.0 \
+	libssl1.1 \
 	libvpx \
 	libxml2 \
 	libxslt \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cbcbaf7..8bbc113 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ Below are the instructions for updating containers:
 
 ## Versions
 
+* **27.03.19:** - Rebase to Alpine 3.9, fix init logic to only chown once.
 * **23.03.19:** - Switching to new Base images, shift to arm32v7 tag.
 * **17.02.19:** - Bump xmltv to 5.70, ensure version tagging works by cloning tvheadend.
 * **14.02.19:** - Add picons path to config.
diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index d4cfc76..9864585 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ app_setup_block: |
 
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - { date: "27.03.19:", desc: "Rebase to Alpine 3.9, fix init logic to only chown once." }
   - { date: "23.03.19:", desc: "Switching to new Base images, shift to arm32v7 tag." }
   - { date: "17.02.19:", desc: "Bump xmltv to 5.70, ensure version tagging works by cloning tvheadend." }
   - { date: "14.02.19:", desc: "Add picons path to config." }
diff --git a/root/etc/cont-init.d/30-config b/root/etc/cont-init.d/30-config
index 6fff236..7f80035 100644
--- a/root/etc/cont-init.d/30-config
+++ b/root/etc/cont-init.d/30-config
@@ -13,7 +13,29 @@ mkdir -p \
         (cp /defaults/config /config/config)
 
 
-# permissions
-chown -R abc:abc \
-	/config \
-	/picons
+
+# function to randomly sample 10 files for their owner and only chown if not abc
+chowner () {
+files=(${1}/*)
+for i in {1..10}; do
+        user=$(stat -c '%U' $(printf "%s\n" "${files[RANDOM % ${#files[@]}]}"))
+        if [ "${user}" != "abc" ]; then
+                chown -R abc:abc ${1}
+                break
+        fi
+done
+}
+
+# permissions
+echo "Setting permissions"
+abc_dirs=( \
+/config \
+/picons \
+)
+for i in "${abc_dirs[@]}"; do
+        if [ "$(ls -A ${i})" ]; then
+                chowner ${i}
+        else
+                chown -R abc:abc ${i}
+        fi
+done