diff --git a/mealie/rootfs/run.txt b/mealie/rootfs/run.txt
index 9f5127651..6be299f7b 100644
--- a/mealie/rootfs/run.txt
+++ b/mealie/rootfs/run.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bashio
 # shellcheck shell=bash
 
+if [ ! -f /started ]; then
+
+touch /started
+
 ####################
 # Starting scripts #
 ####################
@@ -130,3 +134,7 @@ if bashio::config.true 'ssl'; then
    if [ -f /app/Caddyfile ]; then sed -i "7 i tls /ssl/$CERTFILE /ssl/$KEYFILE" /app/Caddyfile; fi
    if [ -f /app/frontend/Caddyfile ]; then sed -i "7 i tls /ssl/$CERTFILE /ssl/$KEYFILE" /app/frontend/Caddyfile; fi
 fi
+
+bashio::log.info "Starting app"
+
+fi