diff --git a/pandora.sh b/pandora.sh
index bb47b61..a9ed3b3 100755
--- a/pandora.sh
+++ b/pandora.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,13 @@ docker exec rabbitmq rabbitmqctl set_permissions -p /pandora pandora ".*" ".*" "
 # Configure Pandora
 mkdir -p /srv/pandora/conf /srv/pandora/data
 chown 8002:8002 /srv/pandora/data
-cp ${SOURCE_DIR}/srv/pandora/conf/config.jsonc /srv/pandora/conf/config.jsonc
+# Copy customized configuration if VANILLA environment variable is not set, else use the default pandora config
+if [ ${VANILLA:-0} -eq 0 ]; then
+    cp ${SOURCE_DIR}/srv/pandora/conf/config.jsonc /srv/pandora/conf/config.jsonc
+else
+    chown 8002:8002 /srv/pandora/conf
+    docker run --rm -v /srv/pandora/conf:/srv/pandora/conf pandora cp /srv/pandora/pandora/config.pandora.jsonc /srv/pandora/conf/config.jsonc
+fi
 cp ${SOURCE_DIR}/srv/pandora/conf/gunicorn_config.py /srv/pandora/conf/gunicorn_config.py
 envsubst <${SOURCE_DIR}/srv/pandora/conf/local_settings.py >/srv/pandora/conf/local_settings.py