diff --git a/first-setup.sh b/first-setup.sh
index 868db65..a2e7c52 100755
--- a/first-setup.sh
+++ b/first-setup.sh
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ else
 	echo "Not installing airbrake"
 fi
 
-echo -e "${B} Copying config template. All custom config options can be set in the config.py file ${E}"
-cd app
-cp config.example.py config.py
-cd ..
+if [ ! -f app/config.py ]; then
+	echo -e "${B} Copying config template. All custom config options can be set in the config.py file ${E}"
+	cp app/config.example.py app/config.py
+else
+	echo -e "${B} Found existing config.py, not copying config teplate ${E}"
+fi
 
 echo -e "${B} Seeding database ${E}"
 ./populate-db.sh
diff --git a/populate-db.sh b/populate-db.sh
index 800b53b..400ce2e 100755
--- a/populate-db.sh
+++ b/populate-db.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-cd app
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/app"
 cp database/* .
-python create_database.py setup_database
-rm -f add_* create_database.py muhscheme
+../venv/bin/python create_database.py setup_database
+rm -f add_* create_database.py muhscheme.txt