diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-cryptpad b/src/freedombone-app-cryptpad
index b72efcdd..669aea2c 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-cryptpad
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-cryptpad
@@ -76,6 +76,18 @@ function reconfigure_cryptpad {
     fi
 }
 
+function cryptpad_generate_api_config {
+    if [ ! -d $CRYPTPAD_DIR/customize/api ]; then
+        mkdir -p $CRYPTPAD_DIR/customize/api
+    fi
+    wget 127.0.0.1:$CRYPTPAD_PORT/api/config -O $CRYPTPAD_DIR/customize/api/config
+    if [ ! -f $CRYPTPAD_DIR/customize/api/config ]; then
+        echo $'Unable to wget api/config'
+        exit 89252
+    fi
+    chown -R cryptpad:cryptpad $CRYPTPAD_DIR
+}
+
 function upgrade_cryptpad {
     CURR_CRYPTPAD_COMMIT=$(get_completion_param "cryptpad commit")
     if [[ "$CURR_CRYPTPAD_COMMIT" == "$CRYPTPAD_COMMIT" ]]; then
@@ -90,7 +102,7 @@ function upgrade_cryptpad {
 
     cd $CRYPTPAD_DIR
     npm install
-    chown -R cryptpad:cryptpad $CRYPTPAD_DIR
+    cryptpad_generate_api_config
     su -c 'bower install' - cryptpad
 
     systemctl start cryptpad
@@ -544,15 +556,7 @@ function install_cryptpad {
 
     sleep 6
 
-    if [ ! -d $CRYPTPAD_DIR/customize/api ]; then
-        mkdir -p $CRYPTPAD_DIR/customize/api
-    fi
-    wget 127.0.0.1:$CRYPTPAD_PORT/api/config -O $CRYPTPAD_DIR/customize/api/config
-    if [ ! -f $CRYPTPAD_DIR/customize/api/config ]; then
-        echo $'Unable to wget api/config'
-        exit 89252
-    fi
-    chown -R cryptpad:cryptpad $CRYPTPAD_DIR
+    cryptpad_generate_api_config
 
     # install again
     cd $CRYPTPAD_DIR