1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/install b/install
index dc4f4622a2c8..243a8e7b53e9 100644
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 post_install() {
-    /usr/bin/oragono initdb --conf /etc/oragono.conf
-    cd /var/lib/oragono/ && /usr/bin/oragono mkcerts --conf /etc/oragono.conf
+    if [[ ! -e /var/lib/oragono/ircd.db ]]; then
+    cat <<-EOF
+		==> oragono needs to initialize the database and have
+            certificates made available prior to use.
+
+            cd /var/lib/oragono
+            sudo -u oragono /usr/bin/oragono initdb --conf /etc/oragono.conf
+            sudo -u oragono /usr/bin/oragono mkcerts --conf /etc/oragono.conf
+		EOF
+    fi
 }