diff --git a/container_files/bin/start.sh b/container_files/bin/start.sh
index ad22ae7..e419b31 100755
--- a/container_files/bin/start.sh
+++ b/container_files/bin/start.sh
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ if [ -e "/tmp/firsttimerunning" ]; then
         /opt/bin/fix-permissions.sh /var/log/mariadb/ >> $log
         /opt/bin/fix-permissions.sh /var/run/ >> $log
         echo "Done Fixing Permissions" >> $log
-        
+        rm -f /tmp/firsttimerunning
         /usr/bin/mysqld_safe --init-file="$tempSqlFile" --datadir="$MYSQL_DATADIR"
     else
         echo "Not Creating a MariaDB - Using Existing from DataDir: $MYSQL_DATADIR" >> $log
+        rm -f /tmp/firsttimerunning
         /usr/bin/mysqld_safe --datadir="$MYSQL_DATADIR"
     fi
 
-    rm -f /tmp/firsttimerunning 
 else
     echo "Using Existing MariaDB from DataDir: $MYSQL_DATADIR" >> $log
     /usr/bin/mysqld_safe --datadir="$MYSQL_DATADIR"