diff --git a/scripts/start-finalExec b/scripts/start-finalExec
index 7d2b1091..bf4c2ac6 100755
--- a/scripts/start-finalExec
+++ b/scripts/start-finalExec
@@ -203,11 +203,6 @@ if [[ ${INIT_MEMORY} || ${MAX_MEMORY} ]]; then
 fi
 
 function copyFilesForCurseForge() {
-  # copy player modification files unconditionally since their
-  # processing into json is additive anyway
-  [ -f /data/ops.txt ] && cp -f /data/ops.txt "${FTB_DIR}/"
-  [ -f /data/white-list.txt ] && cp -f /data/white-list.txt "${FTB_DIR}/"
-
   if [ ! -e "${FTB_DIR}/server-icon.png" ] && [ -e /data/server-icon.png ]; then
     cp -f /data/server-icon.png "${FTB_DIR}/"
   fi
diff --git a/scripts/start-setupRbac b/scripts/start-setupRbac
index a47efd2a..aad43bcf 100644
--- a/scripts/start-setupRbac
+++ b/scripts/start-setupRbac
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ elif [[ -v OVERRIDE_WHITELIST ]] && isTrue "${OVERRIDE_WHITELIST}"; then
 fi
 
 sharedArgs=(--version="$VERSION")
+if [[ ${FTB_DIR:-} ]]; then
+  sharedArgs+=(--output-directory="$FTB_DIR")
+else
+  sharedArgs+=(--output-directory=/data)
+fi
 
 if [[ -v OPS_FILE ]]; then
   existing="$EXISTING_OPS_FILE"