diff --git a/docker/setup.sh b/docker/setup.sh
index 1a95f4de..0f5c0d2e 100755
--- a/docker/setup.sh
+++ b/docker/setup.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ function update_ini_values() {
     cp resources/authconfig.ini /docker/configs/
     cp resources/chatconfig.ini /docker/configs/
     cp resources/worldconfig.ini /docker/configs/
+    cp resources/sharedconfig.ini /docker/configs/
 
     update_ini worldconfig.ini chat_server_port $CHAT_SERVER_PORT
     update_ini worldconfig.ini max_clients $MAX_CLIENTS
@@ -37,10 +38,7 @@ function update_ini_values() {
     # always use the internal docker hostname
     update_ini masterconfig.ini master_ip "darkflame"
 
-    update_database_ini_values_for masterconfig.ini
-    update_database_ini_values_for authconfig.ini
-    update_database_ini_values_for chatconfig.ini
-    update_database_ini_values_for worldconfig.ini
+    update_database_ini_values_for sharedconfig.ini
 }
 
 function fdb_to_sqlite() {
diff --git a/docker/start_server.sh b/docker/start_server.sh
index feb61361..ca1a49a0 100755
--- a/docker/start_server.sh
+++ b/docker/start_server.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ function symlink_client_files() {
     ln -s /client/client/res/names/ /app/res/names
     ln -s /client/client/res/CDServer.sqlite /app/res/CDServer.sqlite
     ln -s /client/client/locale/locale.xml /app/locale/locale.xml
+    # need to create this file so the server knows the client is unpacked (see `dCommon/dClient/AssetManager.cpp`)
+    touch /app/res/cdclient.fdb
     # need to iterate over entries in maps due to maps already being a directory with navmeshes/ in it
     (
         cd /client/client/res/maps
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ function symlink_config_files() {
     ln -s /shared_configs/configs/chatconfig.ini /app/chatconfig.ini
     ln -s /shared_configs/configs/masterconfig.ini /app/masterconfig.ini
     ln -s /shared_configs/configs/worldconfig.ini /app/worldconfig.ini
+    ln -s /shared_configs/configs/sharedconfig.ini /app/sharedconfig.ini
 }
 
 # check to make sure the setup has completed