diff --git a/templates/compose/bluesky-pds.yaml b/templates/compose/bluesky-pds.yaml
index f59d20181..43e4c4078 100644
--- a/templates/compose/bluesky-pds.yaml
+++ b/templates/compose/bluesky-pds.yaml
@@ -29,38 +29,20 @@ services:
       - 'PDS_REPORT_SERVICE_DID=${PDS_REPORT_SERVICE_DID:-did:plc:ar7c4by46qjdydhdevvrndac}'
       - 'PDS_CRAWLERS=${PDS_CRAWLERS:-https://bsky.network}'
       - 'LOG_ENABLED=${LOG_ENABLED:-true}'
-    command: |
+    
+    command: >
       sh -c '
         set -euo pipefail; echo "Installing required packages and pdsadmin..."
         apk add --no-cache openssl curl bash jq coreutils gnupg util-linux-misc >/dev/null && \
         curl -o /usr/local/bin/pdsadmin.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bluesky-social/pds/main/pdsadmin.sh && \
-        chmod +x /usr/local/bin/pdsadmin.sh && \
+        chmod 700 /usr/local/bin/pdsadmin.sh && \
         ln -sf /usr/local/bin/pdsadmin.sh /usr/local/bin/pdsadmin
-
-        echo "Generating /pds/pds.env..."
-        printf "%s\n" \
-        "PDS_HOSTNAME=$${PDS_HOSTNAME}" \
-        "PDS_JWT_SECRET=$${PDS_JWT_SECRET}" \
-        "PDS_ADMIN_PASSWORD=$${PDS_ADMIN_PASSWORD}" \
-        "PDS_ADMIN_EMAIL=$${PDS_ADMIN_EMAIL}" \
-        "PDS_PLC_ROTATION_KEY_K256_PRIVATE_KEY_HEX=$${PDS_PLC_ROTATION_KEY_K256_PRIVATE_KEY_HEX}" \
-        "PDS_DATA_DIRECTORY=$${PDS_DATA_DIRECTORY}" \
-        "PDS_BLOBSTORE_DISK_LOCATION=$${PDS_DATA_DIRECTORY}/blocks" \
-        "PDS_BLOB_UPLOAD_LIMIT=$${PDS_BLOB_UPLOAD_LIMIT}" \
-        "PDS_DID_PLC_URL=$${PDS_DID_PLC_URL}" \
-        "PDS_EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=$${PDS_EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS}"\
-        "PDS_EMAIL_SMTP_URL=$${PDS_EMAIL_SMTP_URL}"\
-        "PDS_BSKY_APP_VIEW_URL=$${PDS_BSKY_APP_VIEW_URL}" \
-        "PDS_BSKY_APP_VIEW_DID=$${PDS_BSKY_APP_VIEW_DID}" \
-        "PDS_REPORT_SERVICE_URL=$${PDS_REPORT_SERVICE_URL}" \
-        "PDS_REPORT_SERVICE_DID=$${PDS_REPORT_SERVICE_DID}" \
-        "PDS_CRAWLERS=$${PDS_CRAWLERS}" \
-        "LOG_ENABLED=$${LOG_ENABLED}" \
-        > /pds/pds.env
-
-        echo "Launching PDS..."
+        echo "Creating an empty pds.env file so pdsadmin works..."
+        touch ${PDS_DATA_DIRECTORY}/pds.env
+        echo "Launching PDS, enjoy!..."
         exec node --enable-source-maps index.js
       '
+
     healthcheck:
       test:
         - CMD