diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/01-structure.sh b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/01-structure.sh
index 549f4780c..189bb9af1 100755
--- a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/01-structure.sh
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/01-structure.sh
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ for file in "${CONFIG_FILES[@]}"; do
     sudo -u pi ln -fs "/config/$filename" "/etc/birdnet/$filename"
 done
 
+# Touch thisrun.txt for legacy modes
+touch "$HOME"/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/thisrun.txt
+chown pi:pi "$HOME"/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/thisrun.txt
+
 # Symlink BirdSongs folders
 for folder in By_Date Charts; do
     echo "... creating symlink for $BIRDSONGS_FOLDER/$folder"