diff --git a/joplin/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh b/joplin/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
index 6693da526..8533c6a44 100644
--- a/joplin/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
+++ b/joplin/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
@@ -14,13 +14,16 @@ fi
    # Create folder
    echo "Creating $LOCATION"
    mkdir -p "$LOCATION"
-   touch "$LOCATION"/database.sqlite
+   if [ ! -f "$LOCATION"/database.sqlite ]; then
+   cp /home/joplin/packages/server "$LOCATION"/database.sqlite
+   fi
+   #touch "$LOCATION"/database.sqlite
 
    mkdir -p "$LOCATION"/resources
    ln -s $LOCATION/resources /home/joplin/packages/server
    
    # chown -R www-data:www-data "$LOCATION"
-   chmod -R 775 "$LOCATION"
+   chmod -R 777 "$LOCATION"
    chmod 777 "$LOCATION/database.sqlite"
    export SQLITE_DATABASE="$LOCATION/database.sqlite"
 
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ bashio::config.has_value 'POSTGRES_HOST' && export POSTGRES_HOST=$(bashio::confi
 else
 
 bashio::log.info "Using sqlite"
+
 fi
 
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