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 f2bdc72a5..2152d45a5 100755
--- a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
@@ -17,13 +17,23 @@ service dbus start
 
 # Symlink files
 bashio::log.info "Ensuring files are in /config ; please customize as needed"
-for files in /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf "$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/birds.db"; do
+chown -R 1000:1000 /config /etc/birdnet
+for files in "$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet.conf" "$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/birds.db"; do
     filename="${files##*/}"
-    if [ ! -f /config/"$filename" ]; then cp "$files" /config/; fi
-    if [ -f "$files" ]; then rm "$files"; fi
-    chown 1000:1000 /config/"$filename"
-    ln -s /config/"$filename" "$files"
-    chown 1000:1000 -h "$files"
+    echo "... setting $filename"
+    if [ ! -f /config/"$filename" ]; then echo "... copying $filename" && sudo -u pi mv "$files" /config/; fi
+    if [ -e "$files" ]; then rm "$files"; fi
+    chmod 777 /config/*
+    sudo -u pi ln -fs /config/"$filename" "$files"
+    sudo -u pi ln -fs /config/"$filename" /etc/birdnet/"$filename"
+done
+
+for files in "apprise.txt"
+    if [ -f "$files" ]; then
+        echo "... /config/$files exists, it will be sent to BirdNET"  
+    else
+        echo "... /config/$files does not exist, if created before restarting it will be sent to BirdNET"  
+    fi
 done
 
 # Starting services