diff --git a/rootfs/usr/local/bin/entrypoint.sh b/rootfs/usr/local/bin/entrypoint.sh
index 11a541a..a4c8e99 100755
--- a/rootfs/usr/local/bin/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/rootfs/usr/local/bin/entrypoint.sh
@@ -363,8 +363,18 @@ fi
 # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 # if no pid assume container restart - clean stale files on restart
 if [ -f "$ENTRYPOINT_PID_FILE" ]; then
-  START_SERVICES="no"
-  touch "$ENTRYPOINT_PID_FILE"
+  # Check if the PID in the file is still running
+  entrypoint_pid=$(cat "$ENTRYPOINT_PID_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+  if [ -n "$entrypoint_pid" ] && kill -0 "$entrypoint_pid" 2>/dev/null; then
+    # Process is still running, don't restart services
+    START_SERVICES="no"
+    touch "$ENTRYPOINT_PID_FILE"
+  else
+    # PID file exists but process is dead - this is a restart
+    START_SERVICES="yes"
+    # Clean any stale PID files on restart
+    rm -f /run/__start_init_scripts.pid /run/init.d/*.pid /run/*.pid 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
 else
   START_SERVICES=yes
   # Clean any stale PID files on first run
diff --git a/rootfs/usr/local/etc/docker/init.d/00-opengist.sh b/rootfs/usr/local/etc/docker/init.d/00-opengist.sh
index d2c8358..f1e6819 100755
--- a/rootfs/usr/local/etc/docker/init.d/00-opengist.sh
+++ b/rootfs/usr/local/etc/docker/init.d/00-opengist.sh
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ LOG_DIR="/data/logs/opengist" # set log directory
 WORK_DIR=""
 # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 # port which service is listening on
-SERVICE_PORT=""
+SERVICE_PORT="80"
 # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 # User to use to launch service - IE: postgres
 RUNAS_USER="root" # normally root
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ __update_conf_files() {
 	# replace variables
 	# __replace "" "" "$CONF_DIR/opengist.conf"
 	# replace variables recursively
-	# __find_replace "" "" "$CONF_DIR"
+	__initialize_replace_variables "$ETC_DIR" "$CONF_DIR"
 
 	# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 	# define actions