diff --git a/netalertx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh b/netalertx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
index 7d11a45c3..c5174401b 100755
--- a/netalertx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
+++ b/netalertx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ for folder in config db; do
     ln -sf /config/"$folder" /app/"$folder"
 done
 
-
-chmod a+rwx /config/db/app.db
 sudo chown -R nginx:www-data /config/db/
 sudo chown -R nginx:www-data /config/config/
+if [ -f /config/db/app.db ]; then
+    chmod a+rwx /config/db/app.db
+fi
 
 ##############
 # LAUNCH APP #