diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index aa64583..b7e3369 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# Only seed on first launch (when data.db doesn't exist or is empty)
-# Check if content table has any entries
-if [ ! -f data.db ] || ! sqlite3 data.db "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM content" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "^[1-9]"; then
-  echo "Database missing or empty, running emdash init & seed..."
-  pnpm exec emdash init
-  pnpm exec emdash seed
-else
-  echo "Database exists with content, starting normally..."
+# Wait for volume mount to settle (Easypanel may mount after container starts)
+sleep 3
+
+# Check if data.db exists and has content
+# Using file size as backup check (empty DB is ~8KB, seeded DB is much larger)
+DB_SIZE=$(stat -c%s /app/data.db 2>/dev/null || stat -f%z /app/data.db 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
+
+if [ -f /app/data.db ] && [ "$DB_SIZE" -gt 1000 ]; then
+  # DB exists and has size > 1KB, check if it has content
+  if sqlite3 /app/data.db "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM content" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "^[1-9]"; then
+    echo "Database exists with content, starting normally..."
+    exec node ./dist/server/entry.mjs
+  fi
 fi
+
+echo "Database missing, empty, or corrupted. Running emdash init & seed..."
+cd /app
+pnpm exec emdash init
+pnpm exec emdash seed
 exec node ./dist/server/entry.mjs
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