diff --git a/conf/local-production.json b/conf/local-production.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c63c08..0000000
--- a/conf/local-production.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-{
-}
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index ff9bc24..dea5d37 100644
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ ynh_add_config --template="production.yaml" --destination="$install_dir/config/p
 chmod 400 "$install_dir/config/production.yaml"
 chown $app:$app "$install_dir/config/production.yaml"
 
-ynh_add_config --template="local-production.json" --destination="$install_dir/config/local-production.json"
+# Initialize local setting conf file
+echo '{}' > "$install_dir/config/local-production.json"
 chmod 600 "$install_dir/config/local-production.json"
 chown $app:$app "$install_dir/config/local-production.json"
 
diff --git a/scripts/upgrade b/scripts/upgrade
index 3a8fd3e..3ba9adc 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade
+++ b/scripts/upgrade
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ ynh_add_config --template="../conf/production.yaml" --destination="$install_dir/
 chmod 400 "$install_dir/config/production.yaml"
 chown $app:$app "$install_dir/config/production.yaml"
 
-ynh_backup_if_checksum_is_different --file="$install_dir/config/local-production.json"
 chmod 600 "$install_dir/config/local-production.json"
 chown $app:$app "$install_dir/config/local-production.json"