diff --git a/ct/wastebin.sh b/ct/wastebin.sh
index 7f9b31c35..d45e418f3 100644
--- a/ct/wastebin.sh
+++ b/ct/wastebin.sh
@@ -20,39 +20,69 @@ color
 catch_errors
 
 function update_script() {
-  header_info
-  check_container_storage
-  check_container_resources
-  if [[ ! -d /opt/wastebin ]]; then
-    msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
+    header_info
+    check_container_storage
+    check_container_resources
+    if [[ ! -d /opt/wastebin ]]; then
+        msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
+        exit
+    fi
+    RELEASE=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/matze/wastebin/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | awk '{print substr($2, 2, length($2)-3) }')
+    # Dirty-Fix 03/2025 for missing APP_version.txt on old installations, set to pre-latest release
+    msg_info "Running Migration"
+    if [[ ! -f /opt/${APP}_version.txt ]]; then
+        echo "2.7.1" >/opt/${APP}_version.txt
+        mkdir -p /opt/wastebin-data
+        cat <<EOF >/opt/wastebin-data/.env
+WASTEBIN_DATABASE_PATH=/opt/wastebin-data/wastebin.db
+WASTEBIN_CACHE_SIZE=1024
+WASTEBIN_HTTP_TIMEOUT=30
+WASTEBIN_SIGNING_KEY=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
+WASTEBIN_PASTE_EXPIRATIONS=0,600,3600=d,86400,604800,2419200,29030400
+EOF
+        systemctl stop wastebin
+        cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/wastebin.service
+[Unit]
+Description=Wastebin Service
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/wastebin
+ExecStart=/opt/wastebin/wastebin
+EnvironmentFile=/opt/wastebin-data/.env
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+        systemctl daemon-reload
+    fi
+    msg_ok "Migration Done"
+    if [[ ! -f /opt/${APP}_version.txt ]] || [[ "${RELEASE}" != "$(cat /opt/${APP}_version.txt)" ]]; then
+        msg_info "Stopping Wastebin"
+        systemctl stop wastebin
+        msg_ok "Wastebin Stopped"
+
+        msg_info "Updating Wastebin"
+        temp_file=$(mktemp)
+        wget -q https://github.com/matze/wastebin/releases/download/${RELEASE}/wastebin_${RELEASE}_x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.zip -O $temp_file
+        unzip -q $temp_file
+        cp -f wastebin /opt/wastebin/
+        chmod +x /opt/wastebin/wastebin
+        echo "${RELEASE}" >/opt/${APP}_version.txt
+        msg_ok "Updated Wastebin"
+
+        msg_info "Starting Wastebin"
+        systemctl start wastebin
+        msg_ok "Started Wastebin"
+
+        msg_info "Cleaning Up"
+        rm -f $temp_file
+        msg_ok "Cleanup Completed"
+        msg_ok "Updated Successfully"
+    else
+        msg_ok "No update required. ${APP} is already at v${RELEASE}"
+    fi
     exit
-  fi
-  RELEASE=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/matze/wastebin/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | awk '{print substr($2, 2, length($2)-3) }')
-  if [[ ! -f /opt/${APP}_version.txt ]] || [[ "${RELEASE}" != "$(cat /opt/${APP}_version.txt)" ]]; then
-    msg_info "Stopping Wastebin"
-    systemctl stop wastebin
-    msg_ok "Wastebin Stopped"
-
-    msg_info "Updating Wastebin"
-    wget -q https://github.com/matze/wastebin/releases/download/${RELEASE}/wastebin_${RELEASE}_x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst
-    tar -xf wastebin_${RELEASE}_x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst
-    cp -f wastebin /opt/wastebin/
-    chmod +x /opt/wastebin/wastebin
-    echo "${RELEASE}" >/opt/${APP}_version.txt
-    msg_ok "Updated Wastebin"
-
-    msg_info "Starting Wastebin"
-    systemctl start wastebin
-    msg_ok "Started Wastebin"
-
-    msg_info "Cleaning Up"
-    rm -rf wastebin_${RELEASE}_x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst
-    msg_ok "Cleaned"
-    msg_ok "Updated Successfully"
-  else
-    msg_ok "No update required. ${APP} is already at v${RELEASE}"
-  fi
-  exit
 }
 
 start