diff --git a/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/03-config.sh b/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/03-config.sh
index ab662f0..aa30aa7 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/03-config.sh
+++ b/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/03-config.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,21 @@ sed -i -e "s/RANDOMSTRINGGOESHERE/${LIBRENMS_SNMP_COMMUNITY}/" /etc/snmp/snmpd.c
 # Init files and folders
 echo "Initializing LibreNMS files / folders..."
 mkdir -p /data/config /data/logs /data/monitoring-plugins /data/plugins /data/rrd /data/weathermap /data/alert-templates
-ln -sf /data/weathermap ${LIBRENMS_PATH}/html/plugins/Weathermap/configs
+
+if [ -d "${LIBRENMS_PATH}/html/plugins/Weathermap/configs" ] && [ ! -L "${LIBRENMS_PATH}/html/plugins/Weathermap/configs" ]; then
+  rm -rf ${LIBRENMS_PATH}/html/plugins/Weathermap/configs
+fi
+if [ ! -L "${LIBRENMS_PATH}/html/plugins/Weathermap/configs" ]; then
+  ln -sf /data/weathermap ${LIBRENMS_PATH}/html/plugins/Weathermap/configs
+fi
+chown -h librenms:librenms ${LIBRENMS_PATH}/html/plugins/Weathermap/configs
+chown -R librenms:librenms /data/weathermap
+
+# cleanup bad symlink: https://github.com/librenms/docker/issues/294#issuecomment-1190389960
+if [ -L "/data/weathermap/weathermap" ]; then
+  rm /data/weathermap/weathermap
+fi
+
 touch /data/logs/librenms.log
 rm -rf ${LIBRENMS_PATH}/logs
 rm -f ${LIBRENMS_PATH}/config.d/*