diff --git a/rootfs/usr/local/bin/startup b/rootfs/usr/local/bin/startup
index 124b821..0cfa18c 100644
--- a/rootfs/usr/local/bin/startup
+++ b/rootfs/usr/local/bin/startup
@@ -4,18 +4,16 @@ addgroup -g ${GID} diaspora && adduser -H -s /bin/sh -D -G diaspora -u ${UID} di
 
 if [ ! -f /config/database.yml ]; then
   cp /diaspora/config/database.yml.example /config/database.yml
-  ln -s /config/database.yml /diaspora/config/database.yml
   read -p "/config/database.yml not found please configure it and restart your container"
 fi
 
 if [ ! -f /config/diaspora.yml ]; then
   cp /diaspora/config/diaspora.yml.example /config/diaspora.yml
-  ln -s /config/diaspora.yml /diaspora/config/diaspora.yml
   read -p "/config/diaspora.yml not found please configure it and restart your container"
 fi
 
-
-
+ln -s /config/database.yml /diaspora/config/database.yml
+ln -s /config/diaspora.yml /diaspora/config/diaspora.yml
 chown -R diaspora:diaspora /diaspora
 cd /diaspora
 exec su-exec diaspora:diaspora  script/configure_bundler