diff --git a/rootfs/app/entrypoint.sh b/rootfs/app/entrypoint.sh
index 705f5d1..0c21673 100755
--- a/rootfs/app/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/rootfs/app/entrypoint.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ EOF
 
 # database setup
 cat >> /etc/pdns/pdns.conf.d/sqlite.conf << EOF
-launch=gsqlite3
 gsqlite3-database=${DB_PATH}
 EOF
 DB_DIR=$(dirname "${DB_PATH}")
diff --git a/rootfs/etc/pdns/pdns.conf.d/launch.conf b/rootfs/etc/pdns/pdns.conf.d/launch.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a391d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rootfs/etc/pdns/pdns.conf.d/launch.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+launch=gsqlite3