diff --git a/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh
index e2338842b..4832675ab 100644
--- a/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@ install_languages() {
     done
 }
 
-initialize
-
 # Install additional languages if specified
 if [[ ! -z "$PAPERLESS_OCR_LANGUAGES"  ]]; then
 		install_languages "$PAPERLESS_OCR_LANGUAGES"
 fi
 
+initialize
+
 if [[ "$1" != "/"* ]]; then
 	exec sudo -HEu paperless python3 manage.py "$@"
 else