diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8d87860..808c8d4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ LABEL org.label-schema.build-date=$BUILD_DATE \
       org.label-schema.vcs-ref=$VCS_REF
 
 #version
-ENV HILSCHERNETPI_NODERED_VERSION 1.7.2
+ENV HILSCHERNETPI_NODERED_VERSION 1.7.3
 
 #labeling
 LABEL maintainer="netpi@hilscher.com" \
diff --git a/init.d/entrypoint.sh b/init.d/entrypoint.sh
index 7997b8c..0dbd972 100755
--- a/init.d/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/init.d/entrypoint.sh
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ if [ ! "$FIELD" = "none" ]; then
 fi
 
 # start Node-RED as background task
-/usr/bin/node-red &
+/usr/bin/node-red flows.json &
 
 # wait forever not to exit the container
 while true