diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6734f7c..b298819 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ RUN npm install authelia@${VERSION}
 
 EXPOSE 3000
 
-COPY start.sh config.template.yml ./yaml-override.js /app/code/
+COPY start.sh config.template.yml config.custom_template.yml ./yaml-override.js /app/code/
 
 CMD [ "/app/code/start.sh" ]
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 87f5a35..6e2fa98 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ sed -e "s|##DEFAULT_REDIRECT_URL|${WEBADMIN_ORIGIN}|" \
 
 # Create override config.yml file if not exists
 if [[ ! -f /app/data/config.yml ]]; then
-    cp /app/code/config.custom_template.yml > /app/data/config.yml
-    echo "# Add additional customizations in this file" > /app/data/config.yml
+    cp /app/code/config.custom_template.yml /app/data/config.yml
 fi
 
 # merge yaml files