diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-run.sh b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-run.sh
index ab225d46b..62dd59820 100755
--- a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-run.sh
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-run.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ set -e
 # SET SYSTEM #
 ##############
 
+echo " "
+bashio::log.info "Setting password for the user pi"
+echo "pi:$(bashio::log.config "pi_password")" | sudo chpasswd
+echo "... done"
+
 echo " "
 bashio::log.info "Starting system services"
 
@@ -38,6 +43,6 @@ service dbus start
 echo ""
 bashio::log.info "Starting BirdNET-Pi services"
 chmod +x "$HOME"/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/restart_services.sh
-/."$HOME"/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/restart_services.sh &>/proc/1/fd/1
+sudo -u pi "$HOME"/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/restart_services.sh
 
 bashio::log.info "Starting upstream container"