diff --git a/usr/local/bin/hotspot b/usr/local/bin/hotspot
index da82ff3..35719f8 100755
--- a/usr/local/bin/hotspot
+++ b/usr/local/bin/hotspot
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ then
  sudo cp -rT /home/pi/pivilion/config/html /var/www/html/pivilion/gen
 fi
 echo "Configuring components..."
-sudo cp -f /home/pi/pivilion/config/hostapd.hotspot /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
+if sudo ! test -f /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf;
+        then sudo cp -f /home/pi/pivilion/config/hostapd.hotspot /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
+fi
 sudo cp -f /home/pi/pivilion/config/dnsmasq.hotspot /etc/dnsmasq.conf
 sudo cp /home/pi/pivilion/config/html/.htaccess /var/www/html/pivilion/gen/.htaccess
 sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html