diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 6857ea7..57765e8 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ source ./scripts/subinstallers/openssl.sh
 sudo rm -rf ../mistborn_volumes/base/tls
 sudo mv ./tls ../mistborn_volumes/base/
 
+# enable and run setup to generate .env
+sudo systemctl enable Mistborn-setup.service
+sudo systemctl start Mistborn-setup.service
+
 # Download docker images while DNS is operable
 sudo docker-compose -f base.yml pull || true
 sudo docker-compose -f base.yml build