diff --git a/netalertx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh b/netalertx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
index 16df492e6..2ca2bd706 100755
--- a/netalertx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
+++ b/netalertx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
@@ -18,16 +18,12 @@ for folder in config db; do
     # Migrate existing data from previous locations while avoiding self-copies
     for legacy_path in "/app/${folder}" "/data/${folder}"; do
         if [ -d "$legacy_path" ]; then
-            legacy_target="$(readlink -f "$legacy_path" || true)"
-            if [ "$legacy_target" != "$target" ] && [ "$(ls -A "$legacy_path")" ]; then
-                # -n prevents clobbering anything already present in /config
-                cp -rn "$legacy_path"/. "$target"/
-            fi
+            cp -rn "$legacy_path"/. "$target"/
+            rm -rf "$legacy_target"
         fi
     done
 
-    rm -rf /data/"$folder"
-    ln -sf "$target" /data/"$folder"
+    ln -sf "$target" /config/"$folder"
 done
 
 sudo chown -R nginx:www-data /config/db/