diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 6f3dedf..7174fcf 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ update_ldap() {
 first_time_setup() {
     echo "==> Starting peertube to run migrations on first run"
     npm start &  # be wary of https://stackoverflow.com/questions/70738567/why-does-running-npm-run-script-as-root-switch-user
-    peertube_pid=$!
     sleep 10
 
     while ! curl --silent --output /dev/null --fail http://localhost:9000/; do
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ first_time_setup() {
         sleep 5
     done
 
-    kill -SIGTERM ${peertube_pid} # this kills the process group
+    kill -SIGTERM peertube # this kills the process group
 
     echo "==> Reset root password"
     echo "changeme" | npm run reset-password -- -u root
@@ -70,7 +69,9 @@ update_config() {
     yq eval ".smtp.disable_starttls = true" -i /app/data/production.yaml
     yq eval ".smtp.from_address = \"${CLOUDRON_MAIL_FROM}\"" -i /app/data/production.yaml
 
+    # ensure settings which were later added
     yq eval ".storage.bin = \"/app/data/storage/bin/\"" -i /app/data/production.yaml
+    yq eval ".storage.well_known = \"/app/data/storage/well_known/\"" -i /app/data/production.yaml
 }
 
 # cd /var/www/peertube/peertube-latest/scripts && sudo -H -u peertube ./upgrade.sh