diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 5748c11..e8bb874 100644
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ done
 groupmod -g $gid hyperion
 usermod -u $uid hyperion
 chown -R hyperion:hyperion /config
-if test -f "initialconfig.json"; then
+if [ ! -d "/config/db" ]; then
    sudo  -u hyperion /usr/bin/hyperiond/bin/hyperiond -i --userdata /config --importConfig initialconfig.json
+fi
+if test -f "initialconfig.json"; then
    rm initialconfig.json
 fi
+
 sudo -u hyperion /usr/bin/hyperiond/bin/hyperiond -i --userdata /config
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