diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 035e2e8..aa64583 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# Only seed on first launch (when data.db doesn't exist)
-if [ ! -f data.db ]; then
-  echo "Database missing, running emdash init & seed..."
+# 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, starting normally..."
+  echo "Database exists with content, starting normally..."
 fi
 exec node ./dist/server/entry.mjs
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