diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index da796c9..52e3ae0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ RUN go install github.com/zeta-chain/dl-pipe/cmd/dl-pipe@latest
 
 FROM debian:bookworm AS base
 
-RUN mkdir -p /root/.zetacored/cosmovisor/genesis/bin && \
-    ln -s /root/.zetacored/cosmovisor/genesis /root/.zetacored/cosmovisor/current
-
 ENV PATH=/root/.zetacored/cosmovisor/current/bin/:${PATH}
 
 RUN apt update && \
diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 4527b33..32ab2d7 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ download_configs() {
 
 install_genesis_zetacored() {
   echo "Installing genesis zetacored"
+
+  # create the genesis bin path and symlink it to the current path
+  genesis_bin_path=".zetacored/cosmovisor/genesis/bin/"
+  mkdir -p $genesis_bin_path
+  current_path=".zetacored/cosmovisor/current"
+  ln -s "$genesis_bin_path" "$current_path"
+
   if [[ -z $ZETACORED_BINARY_URL ]]; then
     max_height=$($CURL "${ZETACHAIN_SNAPSHOT_METADATA_URL}" | jq -r '.snapshots[0].height')
     echo "Getting latest passed upgrade plan before ${max_height}"