diff --git a/setup/start.sh b/setup/start.sh
index 0e44d7ac4..9c3c9faf8 100755
--- a/setup/start.sh
+++ b/setup/start.sh
@@ -149,9 +149,8 @@ fi
 systemctl start nginx
 
 echo "==> Configuring proftpd"
-# link nginx config to system config
-unlink /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf 2>/dev/null || rm -rf /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf
-ln -s "${PLATFORM_DATA_DIR}/proftpd.conf" /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf
+cp "${script_dir}/start/proftpd.conf" /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf
+systemctl restart proftpd
 
 # restart mysql to make sure it has latest config
 if [[ ! -f /etc/mysql/mysql.cnf ]] || ! diff -q "${script_dir}/start/mysql.cnf" /etc/mysql/mysql.cnf >/dev/null; then
diff --git a/src/proftpd.ejs b/setup/start/proftpd.conf
similarity index 93%
rename from src/proftpd.ejs
rename to setup/start/proftpd.conf
index 55e3d383c..2c085ed75 100644
--- a/src/proftpd.ejs
+++ b/setup/start/proftpd.conf
@@ -88,16 +88,16 @@ WtmpLog off
 LoadModule mod_ldap.c
 <IfModule mod_ldap.c>
     # https://forums.proftpd.org/smf/index.php?topic=6368.0
-    LDAPServer "<%= ldapUrl %>/??sub"
-    LDAPBindDN "<%= ldapBindUsername %>" "<%= ldapBindPassword %>"
-    LDAPUsers "<%= ldapUsersBaseDn %>" (username=%u)
+    LDAPServer "ldap://localhost:3002/??sub"
+    LDAPBindDN "cn=admin@cloudron,ou=proftpd,dc=cloudron" "password"
+    LDAPUsers "ou=proftpd,dc=cloudron" (username=%u)
 
     LDAPLog /var/log/proftpd/ldap.log
 </IfModule>
 
 <IfModule mod_sftp.c>
     SFTPEngine on
-    Port <%= sftpPort %>
+    Port 222
     SFTPLog /var/log/proftpd/sftp.log
 
     # Configure both the RSA and DSA host keys, using the same host key
diff --git a/src/paths.js b/src/paths.js
index 0c04ac4e5..6384ddf31 100644
--- a/src/paths.js
+++ b/src/paths.js
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     UPDATE_DIR: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'platformdata/update'),
     SNAPSHOT_INFO_FILE: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'platformdata/backup/snapshot-info.json'),
     DYNDNS_INFO_FILE: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'platformdata/dyndns-info.json'),
-    PROFTPD_CONFIG_FILE: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'platformdata/proftpd.conf'),
 
     // this is not part of appdata because an icon may be set before install
     APP_ICONS_DIR: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'boxdata/appicons'),
diff --git a/src/platform.js b/src/platform.js
index bc7ce1159..60ced0cb0 100644
--- a/src/platform.js
+++ b/src/platform.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ var addons = require('./addons.js'),
     assert = require('assert'),
     async = require('async'),
     debug = require('debug')('box:platform'),
-    ejs = require('ejs'),
     fs = require('fs'),
     graphs = require('./graphs.js'),
     infra = require('./infra_version.js'),
@@ -28,8 +27,6 @@ var addons = require('./addons.js'),
 
 var NOOP_CALLBACK = function (error) { if (error) debug(error); };
 
-var PROFTPD_CONFIG_EJS = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/proftpd.ejs', { encoding: 'utf8' });
-
 function start(callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
@@ -63,7 +60,6 @@ function start(callback) {
         startApps.bind(null, existingInfra),
         graphs.startGraphite.bind(null, existingInfra),
         addons.startServices.bind(null, existingInfra),
-        configureProftpd.bind(null, existingInfra),
         fs.writeFile.bind(fs, paths.INFRA_VERSION_FILE, JSON.stringify(infra, null, 4))
     ], function (error) {
         if (error) return callback(error);
@@ -167,19 +163,3 @@ function startApps(existingInfra, callback) {
         callback();
     }
 }
-
-function configureProftpd(existingInfra, callback) {
-    var data = {
-        sftpPort: 222,
-        ldapUrl: 'ldap://172.18.0.1:3002',
-        ldapUsersBaseDn: 'ou=proftpd,dc=cloudron',
-        ldapBindUsername: 'cn=admin@cloudron,ou=proftpd,dc=cloudron',
-        ldapBindPassword: 'password'
-    };
-
-    console.log('------ configure proftpd', data, paths.PROFTPD_CONFIG_FILE);
-
-    if (!safe.fs.writeFileSync(paths.PROFTPD_CONFIG_FILE, ejs.render(PROFTPD_CONFIG_EJS, data))) return callback(safe.error);
-
-    callback(null);
-}