diff --git a/root/app/update-mods.sh b/root/app/update-mods.sh
index b7bc2ab..dc5987f 100755
--- a/root/app/update-mods.sh
+++ b/root/app/update-mods.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ find_docker_mods() {
 }
 
 # Main script loop
+
+# Reset DOCKER_MODS to whatever value the user passed into the container at creation time
+DOCKER_MODS="${DOCKER_MODS_STATIC}"
+
 if [[ -e "/var/run/docker.sock" ]] || [[ -n "${DOCKER_HOST}" ]]; then
     find_docker_mods "${DOCKER_HOST:-docker.sock}" "default"
 fi
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-modmanager-config/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-modmanager-config/run
index 84b9c64..33989a1 100755
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-modmanager-config/run
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-modmanager-config/run
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ fi
 
 echo "[mod-init] Mod updates will run every 6 hours at ${CRON_MINS} minutes past the hour. Next update will be at $(date -d${NEXT_HOUR}:${CRON_MINS} '+%H:%m')."
 
+printf %s "${DOCKER_MODS}" > /run/s6/container_environment/DOCKER_MODS_STATIC
+
 /app/update-mods.sh