diff --git a/install b/install
index 216ba0b90..613597a22 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -1118,11 +1118,12 @@ if [ ! -d "/etc/airtime" ]; then
 
     verbose "\n * Creating /etc/airtime/ directory..."
     mkdir /etc/airtime
-    # need to copy the icecast_pass from temp to /etc/airtime so installer can read it
-    cp /tmp/icecast_pass /etc/airtime/icecast_pass
 fi
 
-
+if [ ! -f "/etc/airtime/airtime.conf" ]; then
+    # need to copy the icecast_pass from temp to /etc/airtime so web-based installer can read it
+    cp /tmp/icecast_pass /etc/airtime/icecast_pass
+fi
 
 chown -R ${web_user}:${web_user} /etc/airtime