diff --git a/pkg/operator/vttablet/mysqlctld.go b/pkg/operator/vttablet/mysqlctld.go
index 442aaf6d..1f2e2b3e 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/vttablet/mysqlctld.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/vttablet/mysqlctld.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const (
 	vtRootInitScript = `set -ex
 mkdir -p /mnt/vt/bin
 cp --no-clobber /vt/bin/mysqlctld /mnt/vt/bin/
+cp --no-clobber /vt/bin/mysqlbinlog /mnt/vt/bin/ || true
 mkdir -p /mnt/vt/config
 if [[ -d /vt/config/mycnf ]]; then
   cp --no-clobber -R /vt/config/mycnf /mnt/vt/config/
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func init() {
 
 		securityContext := &corev1.SecurityContext{}
 		if planetscalev2.DefaultVitessRunAsUser >= 0 {
-			securityContext.RunAsUser = pointer.Int64Ptr(planetscalev2.DefaultVitessRunAsUser)
+			securityContext.RunAsUser = pointer.Int64(planetscalev2.DefaultVitessRunAsUser)
 		}
 
 		// Use an init container to copy only the files we need from the Vitess image.
diff --git a/pkg/operator/vttablet/pod.go b/pkg/operator/vttablet/pod.go
index 9dcc25f1..5c6002d2 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/vttablet/pod.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/vttablet/pod.go
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ func UpdatePod(obj *corev1.Pod, spec *Spec) {
 	var mysqldExporterContainer *corev1.Container
 
 	mysqlctldAllFlags := mysqlctldFlags.Get(spec)
+	// Ensure that binary logs are restored to a location that all processes in the
+	// pod can access them.
+	mysqlctldAllFlags["builtinbackup-incremental-restore-path"] = vtRootPath
 	mysql.UpdateMySQLServerVersion(mysqlctldAllFlags, spec.Images.Mysqld.Image())
 
 	if spec.Mysqld != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/operator/vttablet/vtbackup_pod.go b/pkg/operator/vttablet/vtbackup_pod.go
index 5823cdb1..15445570 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/vttablet/vtbackup_pod.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/vttablet/vtbackup_pod.go
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ func NewBackupPod(key client.ObjectKey, backupSpec *BackupSpec, mysqldImage stri
 	update.ResourceRequirements(&containerResources, &tabletSpec.Mysqld.Resources)
 
 	vtbackupAllFlags := vtbackupFlags.Get(backupSpec)
+	// Ensure that binary logs are restored to a location that all processes in the
+	// pod can access them.
+	vtbackupAllFlags["builtinbackup-incremental-restore-path"] = vtRootPath
 	mysql.UpdateMySQLServerVersion(vtbackupAllFlags, mysqldImage)
 	pod := &corev1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{