diff --git a/minecraft-server/start-minecraftFinalSetup b/minecraft-server/start-minecraftFinalSetup
index c15865c5..d914fefe 100755
--- a/minecraft-server/start-minecraftFinalSetup
+++ b/minecraft-server/start-minecraftFinalSetup
@@ -77,7 +77,18 @@ echo "Setting initial memory to ${INIT_MEMORY:-${MEMORY}} and max to ${MAX_MEMOR
 JVM_OPTS="-Xms${INIT_MEMORY:-${MEMORY}} -Xmx${MAX_MEMORY:-${MEMORY}} ${JVM_OPTS}"
 
 if [[ ${TYPE} == "FEED-THE-BEAST" ]]; then
-    cp -f /data/{eula,ops,white-list}.txt ${FTB_DIR}/
+    if [ ! -e ${FTB_DIR}/ops.json ]; then
+      cp -f /data/ops.txt ${FTB_DIR}/
+    fi
+
+    if [ ! -e ${FTBDIR}/whitelist.json ]; then
+      cp -f ${FTB_DIR}/white-list.txt ${FTB_DIR}/
+    fi
+
+    if [ ! -e ${FTB_DIR}/eula.txt ]; then
+      cp -f /data/eula.txt ${FTB_DIR}/
+    fi
+
     cd ${FTB_DIR}
     echo "Running FTB server modpack start ..."
     exec ${FTB_SERVER_START}