diff --git a/setup.go b/setup.go
index 372fe06..afa58cb 100644
--- a/setup.go
+++ b/setup.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func Setup() {
 	go GenerateRss()
 
 	// Create "first run" lockfile when function exits
-	defer LockFile()
+	// defer LockFile()
 
 	// Create users SQLite3 file
 	CreateDatabase()
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func CreateDatabase() {
 }
 
 func LockFile() {
-	lock, err := os.Create("assets/.lock")
+	lock, err := os.Create(".lock")
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/webserver.go b/webserver.go
index f793583..2d376a9 100644
--- a/webserver.go
+++ b/webserver.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Check if this is the first time Pogo has been run
 	// with a lockfile
-	if _, err := os.Stat("assets/.lock"); err != nil {
+	if _, err := os.Stat("assets"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		fmt.Println("This looks like your first time running Pogo, give me a second to set myself up.")
 		Setup()
 	}