diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
index 5320d51d8..be14bcd29 100755
--- a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ sudo -u pi ln -fs /tmp/StreamData "$HOME"/BirdSongs/StreamData
 # Permissions
 echo "... set permissions to user pi"
 chown -R pi:pi /config /etc/birdnet "$BIRDSONGS_FOLDER" /tmp
+chmod 664 /config/birds.db
 
 # Symlink files
 for files in "$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet.conf" "$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/birds.db" "$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/apprise.txt" "$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/exclude_species_list.txt" "$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/include_species_list.txt" "$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/IdentifiedSoFar.txt"; do
@@ -49,9 +50,9 @@ for files in "$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet.conf" "$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/birds.db"
     echo "... creating symlink for $filename"
     if [ ! -f /config/"$filename" ]; then echo "... copying $filename" && sudo -u pi mv "$files" /config/; fi
     if [ -e "$files" ]; then rm "$files"; fi
-    chmod 664 /config/*
     sudo -u pi ln -fs /config/"$filename" "$files"
     sudo -u pi ln -fs /config/"$filename" /etc/birdnet/"$filename"
+    chmod 664 /config/*
 done
 
 # Symlink folders