diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh b/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
index 609fdce0b..25cbb59fd 100755
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ case "$NGINX_SSL" in
  true) TEMPLATE_FILE="gradido.conf.ssl.template" ;;
     *) TEMPLATE_FILE="gradido.conf.template" ;;
 esac
-envsubst "$(env | sed -e 's/=.*//' -e 's/^/\$/g')" < $NGINX_CONFIG_DIR/$TEMPLATE_FILE > $NGINX_CONFIG_DIR/gradido.conf
+envsubst "$(env | sed -e 's/=.*//' -e 's/^/\$/g')" < $NGINX_CONFIG_DIR/$TEMPLATE_FILE > $NGINX_CONFIG_DIR/gradido.conf.tmp
+envsubst "$(env | sed -e 's/=.*//' -e 's/^/\$/g')" < $NGINX_CONFIG_DIR/gradido.conf.tmp > $NGINX_CONFIG_DIR/gradido.conf
 # rm $NGINX_CONFIG_DIR/gradido-federation.conf
 
 # Generate update-page.conf from template