diff --git a/0.17/files/docker-entrypoint.sh b/0.17/files/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 52caa7f..2529651 100755
--- a/0.17/files/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/0.17/files/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ fi
 
 if [ ! -f $CONFIG/map-gen-settings.json ]; then
   cp /opt/factorio/data/map-gen-settings.example.json $CONFIG/map-gen-settings.json
-  echo "{}" > $CONFIG/map-gen-settings.json
 fi
 
 if [ ! -f $CONFIG/map-settings.json ]; then