diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 63cd60e58..7251a18cd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings \
   && apt-get update \
   && apt-get upgrade -y \
   && apt-get -y --no-install-recommends --only-upgrade install openssl openssh-server \
-  && apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install rsync "/tmp/dokku-$(dpkg --print-architecture).deb" \
+  && DOKKU_INIT_SYSTEM=sv apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install rsync "/tmp/dokku-$(dpkg --print-architecture).deb" \
   && apt-get purge -y syslog-ng-core \
   && apt-get autoremove -y \
   && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
diff --git a/docker/etc/my_init.d/10_dokku_init b/docker/etc/my_init.d/10_dokku_init
index 6e5ad28e3..14299cd2e 100755
--- a/docker/etc/my_init.d/10_dokku_init
+++ b/docker/etc/my_init.d/10_dokku_init
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ main() {
     dokku --quiet domains:set-global "$DOKKU_HOSTNAME"
   fi
 
+  touch /etc/default/dokku
+  echo "export DOKKU_INIT_SYSTEM=sv" >>/etc/default/dokku
   if [[ -x /usr/local/bin/docker ]]; then
-    mkdir -p /home/dokku/.dokkurc
-    echo "export DOCKER_BIN=/usr/local/bin/docker" >"/home/dokku/.dokkurc/DOCKER_BIN"
+    echo "export DOCKER_BIN=/usr/local/bin/docker" >>/etc/default/dokku
   fi
 
   if [[ -n "$DOKKU_HOST_ROOT" ]]; then
-    touch /etc/default/dokku
     echo "export DOKKU_HOST_ROOT=$DOKKU_HOST_ROOT" >>/etc/default/dokku
     chown dokku:dokku /etc/default/dokku
   fi
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
index 229b6485f..551b29cf6 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ trigger-nginx-vhosts-install() {
       ;;
 
     ubuntu)
-      if [[ -x "$systemctl_path" ]]; then
+      if [[ "$DOKKU_INIT_SYSTEM" == "sv" ]]; then
+        echo "%dokku ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/sv enable $NGINX_INIT_NAME, /usr/bin/sv disable $NGINX_INIT_NAME, /usr/bin/sv reload $NGINX_INIT_NAME, /usr/bin/sv start $NGINX_INIT_NAME, /usr/bin/sv stop $NGINX_INIT_NAME, $NGINX_BIN -t, $NGINX_BIN -t -c *" >"$NGINX_SUDOERS_FILE"
+      elif [[ -x "$systemctl_path" ]]; then
         echo "%dokku ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:$systemctl_path enable $NGINX_INIT_NAME, $systemctl_path disable $NGINX_INIT_NAME, $systemctl_path reload $NGINX_INIT_NAME, $systemctl_path start $NGINX_INIT_NAME, $systemctl_path stop $NGINX_INIT_NAME, $NGINX_BIN -t, $NGINX_BIN -t -c *" >"$NGINX_SUDOERS_FILE"
       elif [[ -x /usr/bin/sv ]]; then
         echo "%dokku ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/sv enable $NGINX_INIT_NAME, /usr/bin/sv disable $NGINX_INIT_NAME, /usr/bin/sv reload $NGINX_INIT_NAME, /usr/bin/sv start $NGINX_INIT_NAME, /usr/bin/sv stop $NGINX_INIT_NAME, $NGINX_BIN -t, $NGINX_BIN -t -c *" >"$NGINX_SUDOERS_FILE"
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/internal-functions b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/internal-functions
index 92455ee1e..1aad3a948 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/internal-functions
@@ -549,7 +549,9 @@ fn-nginx-vhosts-nginx-init-cmd() {
 
     ubuntu)
       # support docker-based installations
-      if [[ -x "$systemctl_path" ]]; then
+      if [[ "$DOKKU_INIT_SYSTEM" == "sv" ]]; then
+        sudo /usr/bin/sv "$CMD" "$NGINX_INIT_NAME"
+      elif [[ -x "$systemctl_path" ]]; then
         sudo "$systemctl_path" "$CMD" "$NGINX_INIT_NAME"
       elif [[ -x /usr/bin/sv ]]; then
         sudo /usr/bin/sv "$CMD" "$NGINX_INIT_NAME"