diff --git a/apps/obsidian-livesync/couchdb-deployment.yaml b/apps/obsidian-livesync/couchdb-deployment.yaml
index 91f494f..7f525b2 100644
--- a/apps/obsidian-livesync/couchdb-deployment.yaml
+++ b/apps/obsidian-livesync/couchdb-deployment.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ spec:
       labels:
         app: couchdb
     spec:
+      initContainers:
+        - name: config-copy
+          image: busybox
+          command: ["cp", "/cm/livesync.ini", "/local-d/livesync.ini"]
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: couchdb-config
+              mountPath: /cm
+            - name: couchdb-local-d
+              mountPath: /local-d
       containers:
         - name: couchdb
           image: couchdb:3
@@ -40,9 +49,8 @@ spec:
           volumeMounts:
             - name: couchdb-data
               mountPath: /opt/couchdb/data
-            - name: couchdb-config
-              mountPath: /opt/couchdb/etc/local.d/livesync.ini
-              subPath: livesync.ini
+            - name: couchdb-local-d
+              mountPath: /opt/couchdb/etc/local.d
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /_up
@@ -69,3 +77,5 @@ spec:
         - name: couchdb-config
           configMap:
             name: couchdb-config
+        - name: couchdb-local-d
+          emptyDir: {}