diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 13c1519..af7f74f 100644
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -43,14 +43,15 @@ if [ -z "$(ls -A /data)" ]; then
         echo '}' >> $ICINGA2_FILE_API_USER_CONF
 
     fi
+    
+    ## only on inital setup replace one time the api root user password if a env var is set
+    if [ ! -z "$ICINGA2_API_USER_ROOT_PASS" ]; then
+        echo set inital api root user password
+        sed -i "s|password = \".*\"|password = \"$ICINGA2_API_USER_ROOT_PASS\"|g" $ICINGA2_FILE_API_USER_CONF
+    fi
 fi
 
 
-## only on inital setup replace one time the api root user password if a env var is set
-if [ ! -z "$ICINGA2_API_USER_ROOT_PASS" ]; then
-    echo set inital api root user password
-    sed -i "s|password = \".*\"|password = \"$ICINGA2_API_USER_ROOT_PASS\"|g" $ICINGA2_FILE_API_USER_CONF
-fi
 
 
 ## enable icingadb feature if not active