diff --git a/post_deploy.sh b/post_deploy.sh
index 40edf6d..f4281c9 100644
--- a/post_deploy.sh
+++ b/post_deploy.sh
@@ -5,19 +5,21 @@ php artisan optimize
 
 # perform DB migrations
 if [[ ! -f ./database/database.sqlite ]]; then
-    if [[ ! -f /data/database.sqlite ]]; then
-        echo "No database found. Creating."
-        touch /data/database.sqlite
-    fi
     echo "No link to database. Linking database."
     ln -s /data/database.sqlite ./database/database.sqlite
 fi
 
+if [[ ! -f /data/database.sqlite ]]; then
+   echo "No database found. Creating."
+   touch /data/database.sqlite
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -f /data/.env ]]; then
+   echo "No enviroment found. Creating."
+   cp .env.example /data/.env
+fi
+
 if [[ ! -f ./.env ]]; then
-    if [[ ! -f /data/.env ]]; then
-        echo "No enviroment found. Creating."
-        cp .env.example /data/.env
-    fi
     echo "No link to environment. Linking environment."
     ln -s /data/.env ./.env
     php artisan key:generate