diff --git a/scripts/notebook_entrypoint.sh b/scripts/notebook_entrypoint.sh
index 3914bdb..2b9dc91 100644
--- a/scripts/notebook_entrypoint.sh
+++ b/scripts/notebook_entrypoint.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ elif [ "$JUPYTER_MODE" = "jupyterhub" ]; then
   # unset global $NOTEBOOK_DIR var, as it should be configured individually for each user's spawner
   unset NOTEBOOK_DIR
 
-  jupyterhub --allow-root -f "$JUPYTERHUB_CONFIG_DIR"/jupyterhub_config.py
+  jupyterhub -f "$JUPYTERHUB_CONFIG_DIR"/jupyterhub_config.py
 else
   echo "ERROR: JUPYTER_MODE is not set to jupyterlab or jupyterhub. Please set JUPYTER_MODE to either jupyterlab or jupyterhub."
   exit 1
diff --git a/scripts/spawn_notebook.sh b/scripts/spawn_notebook.sh
index a6a9726..bcfaa38 100644
--- a/scripts/spawn_notebook.sh
+++ b/scripts/spawn_notebook.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ echo "Starting Jupyter Notebook for user: $USERNAME"
 cd $JUPYTERHUB_USER_HOME/$USERNAME
 
 # Start the notebook server with current user
-exec jupyterhub-singleuser
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+exec jupyterhub-singleuser --allow-root
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