diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e310aa8..c9290cb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -qy \
     sudo \
     apt-utils \
     lsb-core \
-    python2.7 \
+    python2.7 
 
 # cleanup image
 RUN apt-get -qy clean \
diff --git a/empire b/empire
index 6976b31..9bf0072 100755
--- a/empire
+++ b/empire
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ serverExitCommand = 'restart'
 #
 #####################################################
 
+def database_check_docker():
+    """
+    Check for docker and setup database if nessary.
+    """
+    if os.path.exists('/.dockerenv'):
+        if not os.path.exists('data/empire.db'):
+            print '[*] Fresh start in docker, running reset.sh for you'
+            subprocess.call(['./setup/reset.sh']
+
+
 def database_connect():
     """
     Connect with the backend ./empire.db sqlite database and return the
@@ -1325,11 +1335,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     restGroup.add_argument('--password', nargs=1, help='Start the RESTful API with the specified password instead of pulling from empire.db')
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    if os.path.exists('/.dockerenv'):
-        if not os.path.exists('data/empire.db'):
-            print '[*] Fresh start in docker, running reset.sh for you'
-            subprocess.call(['./setup/reset.sh']
+    database_check_docker()
 
     if not args.restport:
         args.restport = '1337'