diff --git a/vector/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-vector/run b/vector/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-vector/run
index afc5d92..26af088 100644
--- a/vector/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-vector/run
+++ b/vector/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-vector/run
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 # Copy default config
 # ==============================================================================
 
-CONFIG_PATH="/config/vector.yaml"
-DEFAULT_CONFIG="/vector.yaml"
+readonly CONFIG_PATH="/config/vector.yaml"
+readonly DEFAULT_CONFIG="/vector.yaml"
 
 if ! bashio::fs.file_exists "$CONFIG_PATH"; then
     bashio::log.info "Copying default configuration from $DEFAULT_CONFIG"
diff --git a/vector/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/init-vector b/vector/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/init-vector
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/vector/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/vector/run b/vector/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/vector/run
index d31de16..d7e0bc8 100644
--- a/vector/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/vector/run
+++ b/vector/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/vector/run
@@ -7,4 +7,17 @@
 
 bashio::log.info "Starting Vector..."
 
+if ! bashio::fs.file_exists "$CONFIG_PATH"; then
+    bashio::log.info "Copying default configuration from $DEFAULT_CONFIG"
+
+    if cp "$DEFAULT_CONFIG" "$CONFIG_PATH"; then
+        bashio::log.info "Default configuration copied successfully"
+    else
+        bashio::log.error "Failed to copy default configuration!"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    bashio::log.info "Using existing configuration at $CONFIG_PATH"
+fi
+
 exec /usr/local/bin/vector --config /config/vector.yaml