diff --git a/qbittorrent/scripts/start.sh b/qbittorrent/scripts/start.sh
index 476d71b..62c49d8 100644
--- a/qbittorrent/scripts/start.sh
+++ b/qbittorrent/scripts/start.sh
@@ -7,15 +7,21 @@ function trap_handler
 	yes | cp /root/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf /config/qbittorrent/qBittorrent.conf
 }
 
+# Make qbittorrent config directory
+mkdir -p /config/qbittorrent
+
 # if config file doesnt exist then copy default config file
 if [[ ! -f /config/qbittorrent/qBittorrent.conf ]]; then
 	echo "[warn] qBittorrent config file does not exist, copying default settings to /config/qbittorrent" | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S'
 	echo "[info] You can edit the conf file at /config/qbittorrent to change qBittorrents settings and restart the container" | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S'
-	yes | cp /root/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf /config/qbittorrent/qBittorrent.conf
+	yes | cp /etc/qbittorrent/default/qBittorrent.conf /config/qbittorrent/qBittorrent.conf
 	chown -R "${PUID}":"${PGID}" /config/qbittorrent
 	chmod -R 775 /config/qbittorrent
+# Else create directories and copy conf from config volume
 else
 	echo "qBittorrent config file exists in /config, copying to qbittorrent config directory" | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S'
+	mkdir -p /root/.config
+	mkdir -p /root/.config/qBittorrent/
 	yes | cp /config/qbittorrent/qBittorrent.conf /root/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf
 	chmod 644 /root/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf
 fi