diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cd624381a..4463da124 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     "generate:contributor-list": "vite-node scripts/generateContributors.ts",
     "generate:service-worker": "tsc src/service-worker.ts --outFile public/service-worker.js && git_hash=$(git rev-parse HEAD) && sed -i.bak \"s/GITHUB-COMMIT/$git_hash/\" public/service-worker.js && rm public/service-worker.js.bak",
     "reset:layeroverview": "npm run prep:layeroverview && npm run generate:layeroverview && npm run refresh:layeroverview",
-    "prep:layeroverview": "mkdir -p ./src/assets/generated/layers; echo {\\\"themes\\\":[]} > ./src/assets/generated/known_themes.json && echo {\\\"layers\\\": []} > ./src/assets/generated/known_layers.json && rm -f ./src/assets/generated/layers/*.json && rm -f ./src/assets/generated/themes/*.json && cp ./assets/layers/usersettings/usersettings.json ./src/assets/generated/layers/usersettings.json && echo '{}' > ./src/assets/generated/layers/favourite.json && echo '{}' > ./src/assets/generated/layers/summary.json && echo '{}' > ./src/assets/generated/layers/last_click.json && echo '[]' > ./src/assets/generated/theme_overview.json /theme_overview.json",
+    "prep:layeroverview": "./scripts/initFiles.sh",
     "generate": "npm run generate:licenses && npm run generate:images && npm run generate:charging-stations && npm run generate:translations && npm run refresh:layeroverview && npm run generate:service-worker",
     "generate:charging-stations": "cd ./assets/layers/charging_station && vite-node csvToJson.ts && cd -",
     "clean:tests": "find . -type f -name \"*.doctest.ts\" | xargs -r rm",
diff --git a/scripts/initFiles.sh b/scripts/initFiles.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d0cb04c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/initFiles.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+# Creates various empty (stub) version of files
+
+mkdir -p ./src/assets/generated/layers; echo {\\\"themes\\\":[]} > ./src/assets/generated/known_themes.json 
+ echo {\\\"layers\\\": []} > ./src/assets/generated/known_layers.json 
+ rm -f ./src/assets/generated/layers/*.json 
+ rm -f ./src/assets/generated/themes/*.json 
+ cp ./assets/layers/usersettings/usersettings.json ./src/assets/generated/layers/usersettings.json 
+ echo '{}' > ./src/assets/generated/layers/favourite.json 
+ echo '{}' > ./src/assets/generated/layers/summary.json 
+ echo '{}' > ./src/assets/generated/layers/last_click.json 
+echo '{}' > ./src/assets/generated/layers/search.json
+ echo '[]' > ./src/assets/generated/theme_overview.json /theme_overview.json