diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-bookstack-config/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-bookstack-config/run
index b8e03f0..01ba342 100755
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-bookstack-config/run
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-bookstack-config/run
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ mkdir -p \
     /config/backups \
     /config/log/bookstack
 
-rm -rf /config/www/framework/{cache,sessions,views}/*
+if [[ ! -f /tmp/dbwait.lock ]];then
+    rm -rf /config/www/framework/{cache,sessions,views}/*
+fi
 
 # check for .env and copy default if needed
 if [[ ! -f "/config/www/.env" ]] || [[ ! -s "/config/www/.env" ]]; then