diff --git a/scripts/start.sh b/scripts/start.sh
index ac963823..fb67efc4 100755
--- a/scripts/start.sh
+++ b/scripts/start.sh
@@ -127,8 +127,11 @@ if [[ "${NGINX_PORT}" != "80" ]] && [[ "${DOMAIN}" != "tipi.localhost" ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+# Run system-info.sh
+echo "Running system-info.sh..."
+"${ROOT_FOLDER}/scripts/system-info.sh"
+
 kill_watcher
-chmod -R a+rwx "${ROOT_FOLDER}/state/system-info.json"
 "${ROOT_FOLDER}/scripts/watcher.sh" &
 
 # Copy the config sample if it isn't here
@@ -217,10 +220,6 @@ done
 
 mv -f "$ENV_FILE" "$ROOT_FOLDER/.env"
 
-# Run system-info.sh
-echo "Running system-info.sh..."
-bash "${ROOT_FOLDER}/scripts/system-info.sh"
-
 ## Don't run if config-only
 if [[ ! $ci == "true" ]]; then
 
diff --git a/scripts/system-info.sh b/scripts/system-info.sh
index 4e882ff0..9c00bd0b 100755
--- a/scripts/system-info.sh
+++ b/scripts/system-info.sh
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ echo '{ "cpu": { "load": '"${CPU_LOAD_PERCENTAGE}"' }, "memory": { "total": '"${
 
 # Write to state file
 cat "${TEMP_JSON_FILE}" >"${STATE_FOLDER}/system-info.json"
+chmod -R a+rwx "${ROOT_FOLDER}/state/system-info.json"