diff --git a/docker/PowerDNS-Admin/entrypoint.sh b/docker/PowerDNS-Admin/entrypoint.sh
index 149b75c..098cdf7 100755
--- a/docker/PowerDNS-Admin/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/PowerDNS-Admin/entrypoint.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo "===> Update PDNS API connection info"
+# initial setting if not available in the DB
+mysql -h${PDA_DB_HOST} -u${PDA_DB_USER} -p${PDA_DB_PASSWORD} ${PDA_DB_NAME} -e "INSERT INTO setting (name, value) SELECT * FROM (SELECT 'pdns_api_url', 'http://${PDNS_HOST}:8081') AS tmp WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT name FROM setting WHERE name = 'pdns_api_url') LIMIT 1;"
+mysql -h${PDA_DB_HOST} -u${PDA_DB_USER} -p${PDA_DB_PASSWORD} ${PDA_DB_NAME} -e "INSERT INTO setting (name, value) SELECT * FROM (SELECT 'pdns_api_key', '${PDNS_API_KEY}') AS tmp WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT name FROM setting WHERE name = 'pdns_api_key') LIMIT 1;"
+
+# update pdns api setting if .env is changed.
 mysql -h${PDA_DB_HOST} -u${PDA_DB_USER} -p${PDA_DB_PASSWORD} ${PDA_DB_NAME} -e "UPDATE setting SET value='http://${PDNS_HOST}:8081' WHERE name='pdns_api_url';"
 mysql -h${PDA_DB_HOST} -u${PDA_DB_USER} -p${PDA_DB_PASSWORD} ${PDA_DB_NAME} -e "UPDATE setting SET value='${PDNS_API_KEY}' WHERE name='pdns_api_key';"