diff --git a/templates/gitea/init.yaml b/templates/gitea/init.yaml
index 0352836..71973e3 100644
--- a/templates/gitea/init.yaml
+++ b/templates/gitea/init.yaml
@@ -24,27 +24,25 @@ stringData:
     # END: initPreScript
     {{- end }}
 
-    set -x
-
     {{- if not .Values.image.rootless }}
-    chown 1000:1000 /data
+    chown -v 1000:1000 /data
     {{- end }}
-    mkdir -p /data/git/.ssh
-    chmod -R 700 /data/git/.ssh
-    [ ! -d /data/gitea/conf ] && mkdir -p /data/gitea/conf
+    mkdir -pv /data/git/.ssh
+    chmod -Rv 700 /data/git/.ssh
+    [ ! -d /data/gitea/conf ] && mkdir -pv /data/gitea/conf
 
     # prepare temp directory structure
-    mkdir -p "${GITEA_TEMP}"
+    mkdir -pv "${GITEA_TEMP}"
     {{- if not .Values.image.rootless }}
-    chown 1000:1000 "${GITEA_TEMP}"
+    chown -v 1000:1000 "${GITEA_TEMP}"
     {{- end }}
-    chmod ug+rwx "${GITEA_TEMP}"
+    chmod -v ug+rwx "${GITEA_TEMP}"
 
     {{ if .Values.signing.enabled -}}
     if [ ! -d "${GNUPGHOME}" ]; then
-      mkdir -p "${GNUPGHOME}"
-      chmod 700 "${GNUPGHOME}"
-      chown 1000:1000 "${GNUPGHOME}"
+      mkdir -pv "${GNUPGHOME}"
+      chmod -v 700 "${GNUPGHOME}"
+      chown -v 1000:1000 "${GNUPGHOME}"
     fi
     {{- end }}
 
diff --git a/unittests/init/init_directory_structure.sh-rootless.yaml b/unittests/init/init_directory_structure.sh-rootless.yaml
index 29dac81..e41ca4d 100644
--- a/unittests/init/init_directory_structure.sh-rootless.yaml
+++ b/unittests/init/init_directory_structure.sh-rootless.yaml
@@ -28,15 +28,13 @@ tests:
             #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
             set -euo pipefail
-
-            set -x
-            mkdir -p /data/git/.ssh
-            chmod -R 700 /data/git/.ssh
-            [ ! -d /data/gitea/conf ] && mkdir -p /data/gitea/conf
+            mkdir -pv /data/git/.ssh
+            chmod -Rv 700 /data/git/.ssh
+            [ ! -d /data/gitea/conf ] && mkdir -pv /data/gitea/conf
 
             # prepare temp directory structure
-            mkdir -p "${GITEA_TEMP}"
-            chmod ug+rwx "${GITEA_TEMP}"
+            mkdir -pv "${GITEA_TEMP}"
+            chmod -v ug+rwx "${GITEA_TEMP}"
   - it: adds gpg script block for enabled signing
     set:
       signing.enabled: true
@@ -51,20 +49,18 @@ tests:
             #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
             set -euo pipefail
-
-            set -x
-            mkdir -p /data/git/.ssh
-            chmod -R 700 /data/git/.ssh
-            [ ! -d /data/gitea/conf ] && mkdir -p /data/gitea/conf
+            mkdir -pv /data/git/.ssh
+            chmod -Rv 700 /data/git/.ssh
+            [ ! -d /data/gitea/conf ] && mkdir -pv /data/gitea/conf
 
             # prepare temp directory structure
-            mkdir -p "${GITEA_TEMP}"
-            chmod ug+rwx "${GITEA_TEMP}"
+            mkdir -pv "${GITEA_TEMP}"
+            chmod -v ug+rwx "${GITEA_TEMP}"
 
             if [ ! -d "${GNUPGHOME}" ]; then
-              mkdir -p "${GNUPGHOME}"
-              chmod 700 "${GNUPGHOME}"
-              chown 1000:1000 "${GNUPGHOME}"
+              mkdir -pv "${GNUPGHOME}"
+              chmod -v 700 "${GNUPGHOME}"
+              chown -v 1000:1000 "${GNUPGHOME}"
             fi
   - it: it does not chown /data even when image.fullOverride is set
     template: templates/gitea/init.yaml
@@ -77,12 +73,10 @@ tests:
             #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
             set -euo pipefail
-
-            set -x
-            mkdir -p /data/git/.ssh
-            chmod -R 700 /data/git/.ssh
-            [ ! -d /data/gitea/conf ] && mkdir -p /data/gitea/conf
+            mkdir -pv /data/git/.ssh
+            chmod -Rv 700 /data/git/.ssh
+            [ ! -d /data/gitea/conf ] && mkdir -pv /data/gitea/conf
 
             # prepare temp directory structure
-            mkdir -p "${GITEA_TEMP}"
-            chmod ug+rwx "${GITEA_TEMP}"
+            mkdir -pv "${GITEA_TEMP}"
+            chmod -v ug+rwx "${GITEA_TEMP}"
diff --git a/unittests/init/init_directory_structure.sh.yaml b/unittests/init/init_directory_structure.sh.yaml
index 7e59404..7327265 100644
--- a/unittests/init/init_directory_structure.sh.yaml
+++ b/unittests/init/init_directory_structure.sh.yaml
@@ -31,17 +31,15 @@ tests:
             #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
             set -euo pipefail
-
-            set -x
-            chown 1000:1000 /data
-            mkdir -p /data/git/.ssh
-            chmod -R 700 /data/git/.ssh
-            [ ! -d /data/gitea/conf ] && mkdir -p /data/gitea/conf
+            chown -v 1000:1000 /data
+            mkdir -pv /data/git/.ssh
+            chmod -Rv 700 /data/git/.ssh
+            [ ! -d /data/gitea/conf ] && mkdir -pv /data/gitea/conf
 
             # prepare temp directory structure
-            mkdir -p "${GITEA_TEMP}"
-            chown 1000:1000 "${GITEA_TEMP}"
-            chmod ug+rwx "${GITEA_TEMP}"
+            mkdir -pv "${GITEA_TEMP}"
+            chown -v 1000:1000 "${GITEA_TEMP}"
+            chmod -v ug+rwx "${GITEA_TEMP}"
   - it: adds gpg script block for enabled signing
     set:
       image.rootless: false
@@ -57,20 +55,18 @@ tests:
             #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
             set -euo pipefail
-
-            set -x
-            chown 1000:1000 /data
-            mkdir -p /data/git/.ssh
-            chmod -R 700 /data/git/.ssh
-            [ ! -d /data/gitea/conf ] && mkdir -p /data/gitea/conf
+            chown -v 1000:1000 /data
+            mkdir -pv /data/git/.ssh
+            chmod -Rv 700 /data/git/.ssh
+            [ ! -d /data/gitea/conf ] && mkdir -pv /data/gitea/conf
 
             # prepare temp directory structure
-            mkdir -p "${GITEA_TEMP}"
-            chown 1000:1000 "${GITEA_TEMP}"
-            chmod ug+rwx "${GITEA_TEMP}"
+            mkdir -pv "${GITEA_TEMP}"
+            chown -v 1000:1000 "${GITEA_TEMP}"
+            chmod -v ug+rwx "${GITEA_TEMP}"
 
             if [ ! -d "${GNUPGHOME}" ]; then
-              mkdir -p "${GNUPGHOME}"
-              chmod 700 "${GNUPGHOME}"
-              chown 1000:1000 "${GNUPGHOME}"
+              mkdir -pv "${GNUPGHOME}"
+              chmod -v 700 "${GNUPGHOME}"
+              chown -v 1000:1000 "${GNUPGHOME}"
             fi