diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7c231fe..263e690 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
             && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-RUN install --verbose --directory --owner postgres --group postgres --mode 1777 /etc/repmgr
+RUN install --verbose --directory --owner postgres --group postgres --mode 1777 /etc/repmgr && \
+    ln -s /etc/repmgr/repmgr.conf /etc/repmgr.conf
+
 VOLUME /etc/repmgr
 
 RUN apt-get update && \
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 23b0cdb..7ba7673 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ repmgr_setup_conf() {
 
 }
 
+sudo service ssh start
+
 docker_setup_env
 docker_create_db_directories
 if [ "$(id -u)" = '0' ]; then
@@ -184,8 +186,6 @@ if [[ ! -s "$PGDATA/PG_VERSION" ]]; then
   docker_temp_server_stop
 fi
 
-sudo service ssh start
-
 set -m
 
 postgres &