diff --git a/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/scripts/readsb b/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/scripts/readsb
index d8ee014..ba29c24 100755
--- a/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/scripts/readsb
+++ b/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/scripts/readsb
@@ -254,8 +254,11 @@ if [[ -n "$READSB_NET_VRS_PORT" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # make sure the db file exists, and if it does, use it
-if [[ -e $TAR1090_INSTALL_DIR/aircraft.csv.gz ]]; then
-    if [[ "$TAR1090_ENABLE_AC_DB" == "true" ]]; then
+if [[ "$TAR1090_ENABLE_AC_DB" == "true" ]]; then
+    if [[ -e $TAR1090_UPDATE_DIR/aircraft.csv.gz ]]; then
+        READSB_CMD+=("--db-file=$TAR1090_UPDATE_DIR/aircraft.csv.gz")
+    elif [[ -e $TAR1090_INSTALL_DIR/aircraft.csv.gz ]]; then
+        # fallback to container supplied not updated csv.gz
         READSB_CMD+=("--db-file=$TAR1090_INSTALL_DIR/aircraft.csv.gz")
     fi
 fi