diff --git a/birdnet-pipy/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/01-structure.sh b/birdnet-pipy/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/01-structure.sh
index 87f1a0570..6c102d648 100755
--- a/birdnet-pipy/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/01-structure.sh
+++ b/birdnet-pipy/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/01-structure.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ LEGACY1="/config/birdnet-pipy/data"
 LEGACY2="/data"
 
 mkdir -p "${DATA_LOCATION}"
-mkdir -p "${DATA_LOCATION}/config" "${DATA_LOCATION}/clips" "${DATA_LOCATION}/logs" "${DATA_LOCATION}/cache" || true
 
 if [ -z "$(ls -A "${DATA_LOCATION}" 2>/dev/null || true)" ]; then
   if [ -d "${LEGACY1}" ] && [ -n "$(ls -A "${LEGACY1}" 2>/dev/null || true)" ]; then
@@ -30,6 +29,8 @@ if [ -z "$(ls -A "${DATA_LOCATION}" 2>/dev/null || true)" ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
+mkdir -p "${DATA_LOCATION}/config" "${DATA_LOCATION}/clips" "${DATA_LOCATION}/logs" "${DATA_LOCATION}/cache" || true
+
 rm -rf /app/data
 ln -s "${DATA_LOCATION}" /app/data