diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 81ff02f..48eb079 100755
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -119,9 +119,6 @@ services:
       - bluemap_maps:/data/bluemap/web/maps:rw
       - ./paper/config:/config:ro
       - ./paper/plugins:/plugins:ro
-      - ./paper/data/bukkit.yml:/data/bukkit.yml:ro
-      - ./paper/data/commands.yml:/data/commands.yml:ro
-      - ./paper/data/spigot.yml:/data/spigot.yml:ro
     environment:
       UID: 2015 # minecraft_server
       GID: 2015 # minecraft_server
@@ -429,6 +426,10 @@ services:
       - fabric_data:/fabric_data:rw
       - luckperms_data:/luckperms_data:rw
       - duplicati_data:/duplicati_data:rw
+      # These files are coppied to /paper_data during init
+      - ./paper/data/bukkit.yml:/bukkit.yml:ro
+      - ./paper/data/commands.yml:/commands.yml:ro
+      - ./paper/data/spigot.yml:/spigot.yml:ro
     labels:
       diun.enable: "true"
       diun.watch_repo: "true"
diff --git a/scripts/init.sh b/scripts/init.sh
index ee0fe4d..911eff1 100755
--- a/scripts/init.sh
+++ b/scripts/init.sh
@@ -44,3 +44,12 @@ run chown minecraft_server:minecraft_server /paper_data/plugins
 run chown minecraft_server:minecraft_server /paper_data/plugins/WorldEdit
 run chown minecraft_server:minecraft_server /paper_data/plugins/WorldEdit/schematics
 
+# Copy config files for paper
+# Paper emmits (non-fatal) errors when these files are mounted as read only
+run cp /bukkit.yml /paper_data
+run chown minecraft_server:minecraft_server /paper_data/bukkit.yml
+run cp /commands.yml /paper_data
+run chown minecraft_server:minecraft_server /paper_data/commands.yml
+run cp /spigot.yml /paper_data
+run chown minecraft_server:minecraft_server /paper_data/spigot.yml
+