diff --git a/manyfold/cli/manyfold.sh b/manyfold/cli/manyfold.sh
index 1f201dd..40ab74a 100755
--- a/manyfold/cli/manyfold.sh
+++ b/manyfold/cli/manyfold.sh
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ set_theme(){
   debug sqlite3 /config/manyfold.sqlite3 "UPDATE settings SET value = '"$THEME"' WHERE var == 'theme';"
 }
 
+set_modelpath(){
+  echocolor "[$APPNAME]" "enforcing modelpath"
+  debug sqlite3 /config/manyfold.sqlite3 "UPDATE settings SET value = '{tags}/{modelName}{modelId}' WHERE var == 'model_path_template';"
+}
+
 rename_app(){
   echocolor "[$APPNAME]" "renaming manyfold to $APPNAME"
   sed -i 's/title: Manyfold/title: '$APPNAME'/g' /usr/src/app/config/locales/*.yml
@@ -98,6 +103,7 @@ boot(){
   test -z "$NO_DEFAULTDB" && db default
   rename_app
   set_theme
+  set_modelpath
   rclone_mount
   exec "$@" # exec prevents error 's6-overlay-suexec: fatal: can only run as pid 1'
 }