diff --git a/scripts/cloudron-setup b/scripts/cloudron-setup
index 11c348743..14dceb41d 100755
--- a/scripts/cloudron-setup
+++ b/scripts/cloudron-setup
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ fi
 
 # change this to a hash when we make a upgrade release
 readonly LOG_FILE="/var/log/cloudron-setup.log"
+readonly DATA_FILE="/root/cloudron-install-data.json"
 readonly MINIMUM_DISK_SIZE_GB="19" # this is the size of "/" and required to fit in docker images 19 is a safe bet for different reporting on 20GB min
 readonly MINIMUM_MEMORY="990"      # this is mostly reported for 1GB main memory (DO 992, EC2 990)
 
@@ -221,10 +222,12 @@ if [[ "${initBaseImage}" == "true" ]]; then
 fi
 
 echo "=> Installing version ${version} (this takes some time) ..."
-if ! /bin/bash "${box_src_tmp_dir}/scripts/installer.sh" --data "${data}" &>> "${LOG_FILE}"; then
+echo "${data}" > "${DATA_FILE}"
+if ! /bin/bash "${box_src_tmp_dir}/scripts/installer.sh" --data-file "${DATA_FILE}" &>> "${LOG_FILE}"; then
     echo "Failed to install cloudron. See ${LOG_FILE} for details"
     exit 1
 fi
+rm "${DATA_FILE}"
 
 echo -n "=> Waiting for cloudron to be ready (this takes some time) ..."
 while true; do