diff --git a/alpine/packages/database/etc/init.d/database b/alpine/packages/database/etc/init.d/database
index bb579691d..24bbdde7f 100755
--- a/alpine/packages/database/etc/init.d/database
+++ b/alpine/packages/database/etc/init.d/database
@@ -3,20 +3,14 @@
 description="Configuring settings from database."
 
 depend() {
-        need 9pinit
 	before hostname sysctl
 }
 
 start() {
-	cat /proc/cmdline | grep -q 'com.docker.database' || exit 0
+	ebegin "Configuring host settings from database"
 
-	ebegin "Configuring settings from database"
-
-	DATABASE="$(cat /proc/cmdline | sed -e 's/.*com.docker.database="//' -e 's/".*//')"
-	HOSTFILE="/Database/branch/master/ro/${DATABASE}/etc/hostname"
-	[ -s ${HOSTFILE} ] && cp ${HOSTFILE} /etc/hostname
-	SYSCTL="/Database/branch/master/ro/${DATABASE}/etc/sysctl.conf"
-	[ -s ${SYSCTL} ] && cp ${SYSCTL} /etc/sysctl.conf
+	mobyconfig exists etc/hostname && echo $(mobyconfig get etc/hostname) > /etc/hostname
+	mobyconfig exists etc/sysctl.conf && echo $(mobyconfig get etc/sysctl.conf) > /etc/sysctl.conf
 
         eend 0
 }