diff --git a/gns3server/controller/__init__.py b/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
index 34ddf273..adaefe67 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
@@ -297,12 +297,12 @@ class Controller:
         else:
             for entry in importlib_resources.files('gns3server').joinpath(resource_name).iterdir():
                 full_path = os.path.join(dst_path, entry.name)
-                if not os.path.exists(full_path):
-                    if entry.is_file():
-                        log.debug(f'Installing {resource_name} resource file "{entry.name}" to "{full_path}"')
-                        shutil.copy(str(entry), os.path.join(dst_path, entry.name))
-                    elif entry.is_dir():
-                        os.makedirs(full_path, exist_ok=True)
+                if entry.is_file() and not os.path.exists(full_path):
+                    log.debug(f'Installing {resource_name} resource file "{entry.name}" to "{full_path}"')
+                    shutil.copy(str(entry), os.path.join(dst_path, entry.name))
+                elif entry.is_dir():
+                    os.makedirs(full_path, exist_ok=True)
+                    Controller.install_resource_files(full_path, os.path.join(resource_name, entry.name))
 
     def _install_base_configs(self):
         """
diff --git a/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py b/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py
index 097130bf..e5271edd 100644
--- a/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py
+++ b/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ async def test_unpause(vm):
     mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/e90e34656842/unpause")
 
 
-async def test_start(vm, manager, free_console_port):
+async def test_start(vm, manager, free_console_port, tmpdir):
 
     assert vm.status != "started"
     vm.adapters = 1
@@ -880,6 +880,31 @@ async def test_start(vm, manager, free_console_port):
     assert vm.status == "started"
 
 
+async def test_resources_installed(vm, manager, tmpdir):
+
+    assert vm.status != "started"
+    vm.adapters = 1
+
+    docker_resources_path = os.path.join(tmpdir, "docker", "resources")
+    os.makedirs(docker_resources_path, exist_ok=True)
+    manager.resources_path = MagicMock(return_value=docker_resources_path)
+
+    with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.DockerVM._get_container_state", return_value="stopped"):
+        with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.query"):
+            with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.DockerVM._start_ubridge"):
+                with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.DockerVM._get_namespace", return_value=42):
+                    with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.DockerVM._add_ubridge_connection"):
+                        with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.DockerVM._start_console"):
+                            await vm.start()
+
+    assert vm.status == "started"
+    assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(docker_resources_path, "init.sh"))
+    assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(docker_resources_path, "run-cmd.sh"))
+    assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(docker_resources_path, "bin", "busybox"))
+    assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(docker_resources_path, "bin", "udhcpc"))
+    assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(docker_resources_path, "etc", "udhcpc", "default.script"))
+
+
 async def test_start_namespace_failed(vm, manager, free_console_port):
 
     assert vm.status != "started"