diff --git a/universal/ubi8/entrypoint.sh b/universal/ubi8/entrypoint.sh
index 220748c4..7b050732 100755
--- a/universal/ubi8/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/universal/ubi8/entrypoint.sh
@@ -47,12 +47,22 @@ else
     ln -f -s /usr/bin/podman.orig /home/tooling/.local/bin/podman
 fi
 
+
+# Stow
+## Required for https://github.com/eclipse/che/issues/22412
+
 # /home/user/ will be mounted to by a PVC if persistUserHome is enabled
-if mountpoint -q /home/user/; then
+mountpoint -q /home/user/; HOME_USER_MOUNTED=$?
+
+# This file will be created after stowing, to guard from executing stow everytime the container is started
+STOW_COMPLETE=/home/user/.stow_completed
+
+if [ $HOME_USER_MOUNTED -eq 0 ] && [ ! -f $STOW_COMPLETE ]; then
     # Create symbolic links from /home/tooling/ -> /home/user/
     stow . -t /home/user/ -d /home/tooling/ --no-folding -v 2 > /tmp/stow.log 2>&1
     # Vim does not permit .viminfo to be a symbolic link for security reasons, so manually copy it
     cp /home/tooling/.viminfo /home/user/.viminfo
+    touch $STOW_COMPLETE
 fi
 
 exec "$@"