diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/03-perform_updates.sh b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/03-perform_updates.sh
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+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/03-perform_updates.sh
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+#!/command/with-contenv bashio
+# shellcheck shell=bash
+set -e
+
+######################
+# CHECK BIRDNET.CONF #
+######################
+
+echo " "
+bashio::log.info "Updating and checking your BirdNET-Pi instance"
+
+exec "$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh"