diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b89152f..483011e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -65,8 +65,10 @@ ENV POSTGRES_PORT=5432
 ENV DEFAULT_DB=lsmb
 
 COPY start.sh /usr/local/bin/start.sh
+COPY config.sh /usr/local/bin/config.sh
+COPY run.sh /usr/local/bin/run.sh
 
-RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/start.sh && \
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/start.sh /usr/local/bin/config.sh /usr/local/bin/run.sh && \
   mkdir -p /var/www && \
   mkdir -p /srv/ledgersmb/local/conf && \
   chown -R www-data /srv/ledgersmb/local
diff --git a/config.sh b/config.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4292331
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+cd /srv/ledgersmb
+[[ -d ./local/conf/ ]] || mkdir ./local/conf/
+if [[ -n "$SSMTP_ROOT" ]]; then
+    echo "\$SSMTP_ROOT set; parameter is deprecated and will be ignored"
+    LSMB_HAVE_DEPRECATED=1
+fi
+if [[ -n "$SSMTP_FROMLINE_OVERRIDE" ]]; then
+    echo "\$SSMTP_FROMLINE_OVERRIDE set; parameter is deprecated and will be ignored"
+    LSMB_HAVE_DEPRECATED=1
+fi
+if [[ -n "$SSMTP_MAILHUB" ]]; then
+    echo "\$SSMTP_MAILHUB set; parameter is deprecated"
+    if [[ -z "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPHOST" ]]; then
+        echo "  Deriving \$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPHOST setting from \$SSMTP_MAILHUB"
+        LSMB_MAIL_SMTPHOST=${SSMTP_MAILHUB%:*}
+    fi
+    if [[ -z "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPPORT" ]]; then
+        echo "  Deriving \$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPPORT setting from \$SSMTP_MAILHUB"
+        LSMB_MAIL_SMTPPORT=${SSMTP_MAILHUB#*:}
+    fi
+    LSMB_HAVE_DEPRECATED=1
+fi
+if [[ -n "$SSMTP_HOSTNAME" ]]; then
+    echo "\$SSMTP_HOSTNAME set; parameter is deprecated"
+    if [[ -z "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPSENDER_HOSTNAME" ]]; then
+        echo "  Deriving \$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPSENDER_HOSTNAME setting from \$SSMTP_HOSTNAME"
+        LSMB_MAIL_SMTPSENDER_HOSTNAME=$SSMTP_HOSTNAME
+    fi
+    LSMB_HAVE_DEPRECATED=1
+fi
+if [[ -n "$SSMTP_USE_STARTTLS" ]]; then
+    echo "\$SSMTP_USE_STARTTLS set; parameter is deprecated"
+    if [[ -z "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPTLS" ]]; then
+        echo "  Deriving \$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPTLS setting from \$SSMTP_USE_STARTTLS"
+        LSMB_MAIL_SMTPTLS=$SSMTP_USE_STARTTLS
+    fi
+    LSMB_HAVE_DEPRECATED=1
+fi
+if [[ -n "$SSMTP_AUTH_USER" ]]; then
+    echo "\$SSMTP_AUTH_USER set; parameter is deprecated"
+    if [[ -z "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPUSER" ]]; then
+        echo "  Deriving \$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPUSER setting from \$SSMTP_AUTH_USER"
+        LSMB_MAIL_SMTPUSER=$SSMTP_AUTH_USER
+    fi
+    LSMB_HAVE_DEPRECATED=1
+fi
+if [[ -n "$SSMTP_AUTH_PASS" ]]; then
+    echo "\$SSMTP_AUTH_PASS set; parameter is deprecated"
+    if [[ -z "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPPASS" ]]; then
+        echo "  Deriving \$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPPASS setting from \$SSMTP_AUTH_PASS"
+        LSMB_MAIL_SMTPPASS=$SSMTP_AUTH_PASS
+    fi
+    LSMB_HAVE_DEPRECATED=1
+fi
+if [[ -n "$SSMTP_AUTH_METHOD" ]]; then
+    echo "\$SSMTP_AUTH_METHOD set; parameter is deprecated"
+    if [[ -z "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPAUTHMECH" ]]; then
+        echo "  Deriving \$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPAUTHMECH setting from \$SSMTP_AUTH_METHOD"
+        LSMB_MAIL_SMTPAUTHMECH=$SSMTP_AUTH_METHOD
+    fi
+    LSMB_HAVE_DEPRECATED=1
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$LSMB_HAVE_DEPRECATED" ]]; then
+    echo "!!! DEPRECATED \$SSMTP_* PARAMETERS WILL BE REMOVED in the 1.9 image!!!"
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -f ./local/conf/ledgersmb.yaml ]]; then
+  if [[ "x$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPTLS" == "xyes" ]]; then
+     tls_mode=starttls
+  elif [[ "x$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPTLS" == "xraw" ]]; then
+     tls_mode=ssl
+  else
+     tls_mode=none
+  fi
+  cat <<EOF >./local/conf/ledgersmb.yaml
+paths:
+  \$class: Beam::Wire
+  config:
+    UI: ./UI/
+    UI_cache: lsmb_templates/
+
+db:
+  \$class: LedgerSMB::Database::Factory
+  connect_data:
+    host: ${POSTGRES_HOST:-postgres}
+    port: ${POSTGRES_PORT:-5432}
+
+mail:
+  transport:
+    \$class: Email::Sender::Transport::SMTP
+    ssl: $tls_mode
+
+miscellaneous:
+  \$class: Beam::Wire
+  config:
+    proxy_ip: ${PROXY_IP:-172.17.0.1/12}
+
+ui:
+  class: LedgerSMB::Template::UI
+  method: new_UI
+  lifecycle: eager
+  args:
+    cache:
+      \$ref: paths/UI_cache
+    root:
+      \$ref: paths/UI
+EOF
+
+  if [[ -n "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPHOST" ]]
+  then
+      if [[ "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPHOST" == "__CONTAINER_GATEWAY__" ]]
+      then
+         LSMB_MAIL_SMTPHOST="$(ip route | awk '/default/ { print $3 }')"
+         export LSMB_MAIL_SMTPHOST
+      fi
+
+      cat <<EOF >./local/conf/ledgersmb.000.yaml
+mail:
+  transport:
+    host: $LSMB_MAIL_SMTPHOST
+EOF
+  fi
+
+  if [[ -n "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPPORT" ]]
+  then
+      cat <<EOF >./local/conf/ledgersmb.001.yaml
+mail:
+  transport:
+    port: $LSMB_MAIL_SMTPPORT
+EOF
+  fi
+
+  if [[ -n "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPSENDER_HOSTNAME" ]]
+  then
+      cat <<EOF >./local/conf/ledgersmb.002.yaml
+mail:
+  transport:
+    helo: $LSMB_MAIL_SMTPSENDER_HOSTNAME
+EOF
+  fi
+
+  if [[ -n "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPUSER" ]]
+  then
+      cat <<EOF >./local/conf/ledgersmb.003.yaml
+mail:
+  transport:
+    sasl_authenticator:
+      \$class: Authen::SASL
+      mechanism: $LSMB_MAIL_SMTPAUTHMECH
+      callback:
+        user: $LSMB_MAIL_SMTPUSER
+        pass: $LSMB_MAIL_SMTPPASS
+EOF
+  fi
+fi
+
+LSMB_CONFIG_FILE=${LSMB_CONFIG_FILE:-./local/conf/ledgersmb.yaml}
+export LSMB_CONFIG_FILE
+echo "--------- LEDGERSMB CONFIGURATION:  $LSMB_CONFIG_FILE"
+cat ${LSMB_CONFIG_FILE}
+echo '--------- LEDGERSMB CONFIGURATION --- END'
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d76c8d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd /srv/ledgersmb
+
+# ':5762:' suppresses an uninitialized variable warning in starman
+# the last colon means "don't connect using tls"; without it, there's a warning
+exec starman --listen 0.0.0.0:5762 --workers ${LSMB_WORKERS:-5} \
+             -I lib -I old/lib \
+             --preload-app bin/ledgersmb-server.psgi
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index f4fec07..d1b1a9d 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -1,177 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-cd /srv/ledgersmb
-[[ -d ./local/conf/ ]] || mkdir ./local/conf/
-if [[ -n "$SSMTP_ROOT" ]]; then
-    echo "\$SSMTP_ROOT set; parameter is deprecated and will be ignored"
-    LSMB_HAVE_DEPRECATED=1
-fi
-if [[ -n "$SSMTP_FROMLINE_OVERRIDE" ]]; then
-    echo "\$SSMTP_FROMLINE_OVERRIDE set; parameter is deprecated and will be ignored"
-    LSMB_HAVE_DEPRECATED=1
-fi
-if [[ -n "$SSMTP_MAILHUB" ]]; then
-    echo "\$SSMTP_MAILHUB set; parameter is deprecated"
-    if [[ -z "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPHOST" ]]; then
-        echo "  Deriving \$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPHOST setting from \$SSMTP_MAILHUB"
-        LSMB_MAIL_SMTPHOST=${SSMTP_MAILHUB%:*}
-    fi
-    if [[ -z "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPPORT" ]]; then
-        echo "  Deriving \$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPPORT setting from \$SSMTP_MAILHUB"
-        LSMB_MAIL_SMTPPORT=${SSMTP_MAILHUB#*:}
-    fi
-    LSMB_HAVE_DEPRECATED=1
-fi
-if [[ -n "$SSMTP_HOSTNAME" ]]; then
-    echo "\$SSMTP_HOSTNAME set; parameter is deprecated"
-    if [[ -z "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPSENDER_HOSTNAME" ]]; then
-        echo "  Deriving \$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPSENDER_HOSTNAME setting from \$SSMTP_HOSTNAME"
-        LSMB_MAIL_SMTPSENDER_HOSTNAME=$SSMTP_HOSTNAME
-    fi
-    LSMB_HAVE_DEPRECATED=1
-fi
-if [[ -n "$SSMTP_USE_STARTTLS" ]]; then
-    echo "\$SSMTP_USE_STARTTLS set; parameter is deprecated"
-    if [[ -z "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPTLS" ]]; then
-        echo "  Deriving \$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPSENDER_HOSTNAME setting from \$SSMTP_USE_STARTTLS"
-        LSMB_MAIL_SMTPTLS=$SSMTP_USE_STARTTLS
-    fi
-    LSMB_HAVE_DEPRECATED=1
-fi
-if [[ -n "$SSMTP_AUTH_USER" ]]; then
-    echo "\$SSMTP_AUTH_USER set; parameter is deprecated"
-    if [[ -z "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPUSER" ]]; then
-        echo "  Deriving \$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPUSER setting from \$SSMTP_AUTH_USER"
-        LSMB_MAIL_SMTPUSER=$SSMTP_AUTH_USER
-    fi
-    LSMB_HAVE_DEPRECATED=1
-fi
-if [[ -n "$SSMTP_AUTH_PASS" ]]; then
-    echo "\$SSMTP_AUTH_PASS set; parameter is deprecated"
-    if [[ -z "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPPASS" ]]; then
-        echo "  Deriving \$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPPASS setting from \$SSMTP_AUTH_PASS"
-        LSMB_MAIL_SMTPPASS=$SSMTP_AUTH_PASS
-    fi
-    LSMB_HAVE_DEPRECATED=1
-fi
-if [[ -n "$SSMTP_AUTH_METHOD" ]]; then
-    echo "\$SSMTP_AUTH_METHOD set; parameter is deprecated"
-    if [[ -z "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPAUTHMECH" ]]; then
-        echo "  Deriving \$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPAUTHMECH setting from \$SSMTP_AUTH_METHOD"
-        LSMB_MAIL_SMTPAUTHMECH=$SSMTP_AUTH_METHOD
-    fi
-    LSMB_HAVE_DEPRECATED=1
-fi
+home_dir="$(dirname $(readlink -f $BASH_SOURCE))"
+"$home_dir/config.sh" || { echo "Failed configuration" ; exit 1 }
 
-if [[ -n "$LSMB_HAVE_DEPRECATED" ]]; then
-    echo "!!! DEPRECATED \$SSMTP_* PARAMETERS WILL BE REMOVED in the 1.9 image!!!"
-fi
-
-if [[ ! -f ./local/conf/ledgersmb.yaml ]]; then
-  if [[ "x$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPTLS" == "xyes" ]]; then
-     tls_mode=starttls
-  elif [[ "x$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPTLS" == "xraw" ]]; then
-     tls_mode=ssl
-  else
-     tls_mode=none
-  fi
-  cat <<EOF >./local/conf/ledgersmb.yaml
-paths:
-  \$class: Beam::Wire
-  config:
-    UI: ./UI/
-    UI_cache: lsmb_templates/
-
-db:
-  \$class: LedgerSMB::Database::Factory
-  connect_data:
-    host: ${POSTGRES_HOST:-postgres}
-    port: ${POSTGRES_PORT:-5432}
-
-mail:
-  transport:
-    \$class: Email::Sender::Transport::SMTP
-    ssl: $tls_mode
-
-miscellaneous:
-  \$class: Beam::Wire
-  config:
-    proxy_ip: ${PROXY_IP:-172.17.0.1/12}
-
-ui:
-  class: LedgerSMB::Template::UI
-  method: new_UI
-  lifecycle: eager
-  args:
-    cache:
-      \$ref: paths/UI_cache
-    root:
-      \$ref: paths/UI
-EOF
-
-  if [[ -n "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPHOST" ]]
-  then
-      if [[ "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPHOST" == "__CONTAINER_GATEWAY__" ]]
-      then
-         LSMB_MAIL_SMTPHOST="$(ip route | awk '/default/ { print $3 }')"
-         export LSMB_MAIL_SMTPHOST
-      fi
-
-      cat <<EOF >./local/conf/ledgersmb.000.yaml
-mail:
-  transport:
-    host: $LSMB_MAIL_SMTPHOST
-EOF
-  fi
-
-  if [[ -n "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPPORT" ]]
-  then
-      cat <<EOF >./local/conf/ledgersmb.001.yaml
-mail:
-  transport:
-    port: $LSMB_MAIL_SMTPPORT
-EOF
-  fi
-
-  if [[ -n "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPSENDER_HOSTNAME" ]]
-  then
-      cat <<EOF >./local/conf/ledgersmb.002.yaml
-mail:
-  transport:
-    helo: $LSMB_MAIL_SMTPSENDER_HOSTNAME
-EOF
-  fi
-
-  if [[ -n "$LSMB_MAIL_SMTPUSER" ]]
-  then
-      cat <<EOF >./local/conf/ledgersmb.003.yaml
-mail:
-  transport:
-    sasl_authenticator:
-      \$class: Authen::SASL
-      mechanism: $LSMB_MAIL_SMTPAUTHMECH
-      callback:
-        user: $LSMB_MAIL_SMTPUSER
-        pass: $LSMB_MAIL_SMTPPASS
-EOF
-  fi
-fi
-
-# start ledgersmb
-# --preload-app allows application initialization to kill the entire
-# starman instance (instead of just the worker, which will immediately
-# get restarted) on error; it also has a positive effect on memory use
-
-LSMB_CONFIG_FILE=${LSMB_CONFIG_FILE:-./local/conf/ledgersmb.yaml}
-export LSMB_CONFIG_FILE
-echo '--------- LEDGERSMB CONFIGURATION:  ledgersmb.conf'
-cat ${LSMB_CONFIG_FILE}
-echo '--------- LEDGERSMB CONFIGURATION --- END'
-
-# ':5762:' suppresses an uninitialized variable warning in starman
-# the last colon means "don't connect using tls"; without it, there's a warning
-exec starman --listen 0.0.0.0:5762 --workers ${LSMB_WORKERS:-5} \
-             -I /srv/ledgersmb/lib \
-             -I /srv/ledgersmb/old/lib \
-             -I /srv/ledgersmb/local/lib/perl5 \
-             --preload-app bin/ledgersmb-server.psgi
+exec "$home_dir/run.sh"