diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 3e4d65c..98a9558 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo "Creating User ${UID:-1000}"
-useradd -m -u "${UID:-1000}" hoard || exit 1
+# Check if the user already exists
+if id hoard &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "User hoard already exists."
+else
+    # Create the user
+    echo "Creating User ${UID:-1000}"
+    useradd -m -u "${UID:-1000}" hoard || exit 1
+fi
 
+# Perform other setup tasks
 chown -R hoard /download
-mkdir /.cache && chown -R hoard /.cache
+mkdir -p /.cache && chown -R hoard /.cache
 chown -R hoard /data
 
-su hoard -c /hoard
+# Start the application as the user
+su hoard -c /hoard
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