diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 4ff6ee5..b65a722 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ sed -e "s/##DOMAIN/${APP_DOMAIN}/g" \
     /home/git/app.ini.template > "/run/gogs/app.ini"
 
 # merge any user config file
-[[ -f /app/data/app.ini ]] && echo "/app/data/app.ini" >> "/run/gogs/app.ini"
+[[ -f /app/data/app.ini ]] && cat "/app/data/app.ini" >> "/run/gogs/app.ini"
 
 mkdir -p /app/data/repository /app/data/ssh