diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 878bd3e..4910db4 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -37,12 +37,27 @@ else
         if [ -n "$workspace_dir" ] && [ -d "$workspace_dir" ]; then
             echo "Checking for git repository in: $workspace_dir"
             cd "$workspace_dir"
+            
+            # Handle potential git ownership/permissions issues in Docker
+            if [ -d ".git" ]; then
+                echo "Found .git directory, attempting to configure git for container access"
+                # Tell git it's safe to access this repository
+                git config --global --add safe.directory "$workspace_dir" || true
+                # Set git config for the container user
+                git config --global user.email "action@github.com" || true
+                git config --global user.name "GitHub Action" || true
+            fi
+            
             if git rev-parse --git-dir > /dev/null 2>&1; then
                 git log -1 --pretty=%B > "$COMMIT_FILE"
                 COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(cat "$COMMIT_FILE")
                 echo "Checking last commit message: $COMMIT_MESSAGE"
                 GIT_DIR_FOUND=true
                 break
+            else
+                echo "Git command failed, checking permissions..."
+                echo "Git directory permissions:"
+                ls -la .git/ 2>/dev/null | head -5 || echo "Cannot read .git directory"
             fi
         fi
     done
@@ -72,7 +87,12 @@ echo "Running git-commit-linter with args: ${ARGS[@]}"
 
 # Function to set GitHub Actions output (using new format)
 set_output() {
-    echo "$1=$2" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    if [ -n "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" ] && [ -w "$(dirname "$GITHUB_OUTPUT")" ]; then
+        echo "$1=$2" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+    else
+        echo "Warning: Cannot write to GITHUB_OUTPUT: $GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "Output would be: $1=$2"
+    fi
 }
 
 # Set environment variables for the skip flags