diff --git a/pica-etherpad/entrypoint.sh b/pica-etherpad/entrypoint.sh
index 4ea208bc1860464b82b7031c2485225019828363..6d440b5cd1cefec8901a3e14c19abf2a183b23c1 100644
--- a/pica-etherpad/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/pica-etherpad/entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,40 +39,38 @@ if [ "$RESULT" != $ETHERPAD_DB_NAME ]; then
 	      -e "create database ${ETHERPAD_DB_NAME}"
 fi
 
-if [ ! -f /opt/etherpad-lite/settings.json ]; then
-
-	cat <<- EOF > /opt/etherpad-lite/settings.json
-	{
-	  "title": "${ETHERPAD_TITLE}",
-	  "ip": "0.0.0.0",
-	  "port" :${ETHERPAD_PORT},
-	  "dbType" : "mysql",
-	  "dbSettings" : {
-			    "user"    : "${ETHERPAD_DB_USER}",
-			    "host"    : "${MYSQL_PORT_3306_TCP_ADDR}",
-			    "password": "${ETHERPAD_DB_PASSWORD}",
-			    "database": "${ETHERPAD_DB_NAME}",
-			    "charset" : "utf8mb4"
-			  },
-	EOF
+cat <<- EOF > /opt/etherpad-lite/settings.json
+{
+  "title": "${ETHERPAD_TITLE}",
+  "ip": "0.0.0.0",
+  "port" :${ETHERPAD_PORT},
+  "dbType" : "mysql",
+  "dbSettings" : {
+		    "user"    : "${ETHERPAD_DB_USER}",
+		    "host"    : "${MYSQL_PORT_3306_TCP_ADDR}",
+		    "password": "${ETHERPAD_DB_PASSWORD}",
+		    "database": "${ETHERPAD_DB_NAME}",
+		    "charset" : "utf8mb4"
+		  },
+EOF
 
-	if [ $ETHERPAD_ADMIN_PASSWORD ]; then
+if [ $ETHERPAD_ADMIN_PASSWORD ]; then
 
-		: ${ETHERPAD_ADMIN_USER:=admin}
-
-		cat <<- EOF >> /opt/etherpad-lite/settings.json
-		  "users": {
-		    "${ETHERPAD_ADMIN_USER}": {
-		      "password": "${ETHERPAD_ADMIN_PASSWORD}",
-		      "is_admin": true
-		    }
-		  },
-		EOF
-	fi
+	: ${ETHERPAD_ADMIN_USER:=admin}
 
 	cat <<- EOF >> /opt/etherpad-lite/settings.json
-	}
+	  "users": {
+	    "${ETHERPAD_ADMIN_USER}": {
+	      "password": "${ETHERPAD_ADMIN_PASSWORD}",
+	      "is_admin": true
+	    }
+	  },
 	EOF
 fi
 
+cat <<- EOF >> /opt/etherpad-lite/settings.json
+}
+EOF
+
+
 exec "$@"