diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/81-modifications.sh b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/81-modifications.sh
index 0a5ec3f7b..12ac633b4 100755
--- a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/81-modifications.sh
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/81-modifications.sh
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ fi
 
 # Set RECS_DIR
 echo "... setting RECS_DIR to /tmp"
-grep -rl "RECS_DIR" $HOME | while read -r file; do
+grep -rl "RECS_DIR" $HOME --exclude="*.php" | while read -r file; do
     sed -i "s|conf\['RECS_DIR'\]|'/tmp'|g" "$file"
     sed -i "s|\$RECS_DIR|/tmp|g" "$file"
     sed -i "s|\${RECS_DIR}|/tmp|g" "$file"