diff --git a/Winget-AutoUpdate-Install.ps1 b/Winget-AutoUpdate-Install.ps1
index 89d94da..d71ffef 100644
--- a/Winget-AutoUpdate-Install.ps1
+++ b/Winget-AutoUpdate-Install.ps1
@@ -204,13 +204,21 @@ function Install-WingetAutoUpdate {
                 }
             }
             elseif (!(Test-Path "$WingetUpdatePath\included_apps.txt")) {
-                New-Item -Path $WingetUpdatePath -Name "included_apps.txt" -ItemType "file" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
+                if ((Test-Path "$PSScriptRoot\included_apps.txt")) {
+                    Copy-Item -Path "$PSScriptRoot\included_apps.txt" -Destination $WingetUpdatePath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+                }
+                else {
+                    New-Item -Path $WingetUpdatePath -Name "included_apps.txt" -ItemType "file" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
+                }
             }
         }
         else {
             if (!$NoClean) {
                 Copy-Item -Path "$PSScriptRoot\excluded_apps.txt" -Destination $WingetUpdatePath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
             }
+            elseif (!(Test-Path "$WingetUpdatePath\excluded_apps.txt")) {
+                Copy-Item -Path "$PSScriptRoot\excluded_apps.txt" -Destination $WingetUpdatePath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            }
         }
 
         # Set dummy regkeys for notification name and icon