diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/run
index 8070ce0..8859365 100755
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/run
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/run
@@ -1,36 +1,38 @@
 #!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
 # shellcheck shell=bash
 
-# if root crontabs do not exist in config
-# copy root crontab from system
-if [[ ! -f /config/crontabs/root ]] && crontab -l -u root; then
-    crontab -l -u root >/config/crontabs/root
-fi
+# make folders
+mkdir -p \
+    /config/crontabs
 
-# if root crontabs still do not exist in config (were not copied from system)
-# copy root crontab from included defaults
+## root
+# if crontabs do not exist in config
 if [[ ! -f /config/crontabs/root ]]; then
-    cp /etc/crontabs/root /config/crontabs/
+    # copy crontab from system
+    if crontab -l -u root; then
+        crontab -l -u root >/config/crontabs/root
+    fi
+
+    # if crontabs still do not exist in config (were not copied from system)
+    # copy crontab from included defaults (using -n, do not overwrite an existing file)
+    cp -n /etc/crontabs/root /config/crontabs/
 fi
-
-# if abc crontabs do not exist in config
-# copy abc crontab from system
-if [[ ! -f /config/crontabs/abc ]] && crontab -l -u abc; then
-    crontab -l -u abc >/config/crontabs/abc
-fi
-
-# if abc crontabs still do not exist in config (were not copied from system)
-# copy abc crontab from included defaults
-if [[ ! -f /config/crontabs/abc ]]; then
-    cp /etc/crontabs/abc /config/crontabs/
-fi
-
-# set permissions on crontabs
-lsiown root:root \
-    /config/crontabs/root
-lsiown abc:abc \
-    /config/crontabs/abc
-
-# import user crontabs
+# set permissions and import user crontabs
+lsiown root:root /config/crontabs/root
 crontab -u root /config/crontabs/root
+
+## abc
+# if crontabs do not exist in config
+if [[ ! -f /config/crontabs/abc ]]; then
+    # copy crontab from system
+    if crontab -l -u abc; then
+        crontab -l -u abc >/config/crontabs/abc
+    fi
+
+    # if crontabs still do not exist in config (were not copied from system)
+    # copy crontab from included defaults (using -n, do not overwrite an existing file)
+    cp -n /etc/crontabs/abc /config/crontabs/
+fi
+# set permissions and import user crontabs
+lsiown abc:abc /config/crontabs/abc
 crontab -u abc /config/crontabs/abc