diff --git a/archivebox/config/constants.py b/archivebox/config/constants.py
index f324259d..e56c8456 100644
--- a/archivebox/config/constants.py
+++ b/archivebox/config/constants.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ PACKAGE_DIR: Path = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent    # archivebox sourc
 DATA_DIR: Path = Path(os.curdir).resolve()                    # archivebox user data dir
 ARCHIVE_DIR: Path = DATA_DIR / 'archive'                      # archivebox snapshot data dir
 
+IN_DOCKER = os.environ.get('IN_DOCKER', False) in ('1', 'true', 'True', 'yes')
 
 def _detect_installed_version(PACKAGE_DIR: Path):
     """Autodetect the installed archivebox version by using pip package metadata, pyproject.toml file, or package.json file"""
@@ -79,8 +80,8 @@ class ConstantsDict(Mapping):
     PERSONAS_DIR: Path                  = DATA_DIR / PERSONAS_DIR_NAME
     CACHE_DIR: Path                     = DATA_DIR / CACHE_DIR_NAME
     LOGS_DIR: Path                      = DATA_DIR / LOGS_DIR_NAME
-    LIB_DIR: Path                       = DATA_DIR / LIB_DIR_NAME
-    TMP_DIR: Path                       = DATA_DIR / TMP_DIR_NAME
+    LIB_DIR: Path                       = (Path('/tmp') if IN_DOCKER else DATA_DIR) / LIB_DIR_NAME
+    TMP_DIR: Path                       = (Path('/tmp') if IN_DOCKER else DATA_DIR) / TMP_DIR_NAME
     CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR: Path          = DATA_DIR / CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR_NAME
     USER_PLUGINS_DIR: Path              = DATA_DIR / USER_PLUGINS_DIR_NAME
 
diff --git a/archivebox/config/legacy.py b/archivebox/config/legacy.py
index 08c9d798..af9a9c8b 100644
--- a/archivebox/config/legacy.py
+++ b/archivebox/config/legacy.py
@@ -756,7 +756,9 @@ def setup_django(out_dir: Path | None=None, check_db=False, config: benedict=CON
     global DJANGO_SET_UP
 
     if DJANGO_SET_UP:
-        raise Exception('django is already set up!')
+        # raise Exception('django is already set up!')
+        # TODO: figure out why CLI entrypoints with init_pending are running this twice sometimes
+        return
 
     with Progress(transient=True, expand=True, console=CONSOLE) as INITIAL_STARTUP_PROGRESS:
         INITIAL_STARTUP_PROGRESS_TASK = INITIAL_STARTUP_PROGRESS.add_task("[green]Loading modules...", total=25)
diff --git a/archivebox/queues/settings.py b/archivebox/queues/settings.py
index 8634cf93..d9566d27 100644
--- a/archivebox/queues/settings.py
+++ b/archivebox/queues/settings.py
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from archivebox.config import DATA_DIR, CONSTANTS
+from archivebox.config import CONSTANTS
 
+DATA_DIR = CONSTANTS.DATA_DIR
 LOGS_DIR = CONSTANTS.LOGS_DIR
 TMP_DIR = CONSTANTS.TMP_DIR
 
 Path.mkdir(TMP_DIR, exist_ok=True)
-CONFIG_FILE = TMP_DIR / "supervisord.conf"
+SUPERVISORD_CONFIG_FILE = TMP_DIR / "supervisord.conf"
 PID_FILE = TMP_DIR / "supervisord.pid"
 SOCK_FILE = TMP_DIR / "supervisord.sock"
 LOG_FILE = TMP_DIR / "supervisord.log"
-WORKER_DIR = TMP_DIR / "workers"
+WORKERS_DIR = TMP_DIR / "workers"
diff --git a/archivebox/queues/supervisor_util.py b/archivebox/queues/supervisor_util.py
index a109828e..4e3d749b 100644
--- a/archivebox/queues/supervisor_util.py
+++ b/archivebox/queues/supervisor_util.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from typing import Dict, cast
 from supervisor.xmlrpc import SupervisorTransport
 from xmlrpc.client import ServerProxy
 
-from .settings import CONFIG_FILE, PID_FILE, SOCK_FILE, LOG_FILE, WORKER_DIR, TMP_DIR, LOGS_DIR
+from .settings import SUPERVISORD_CONFIG_FILE, DATA_DIR, PID_FILE, SOCK_FILE, LOG_FILE, WORKERS_DIR, TMP_DIR, LOGS_DIR
 
 from typing import Iterator
 
@@ -36,38 +36,39 @@ def create_supervisord_config():
 [supervisord]
 nodaemon = true
 environment = IS_SUPERVISORD_PARENT="true"
-pidfile = %(here)s/{PID_FILE.name}
-logfile = %(here)s/../{LOGS_DIR.name}/{LOG_FILE.name}
-childlogdir = %(here)s/../{LOGS_DIR.name}
-directory = %(here)s/..
+pidfile = {TMP_DIR}/{PID_FILE.name}
+logfile = {LOGS_DIR}/{LOG_FILE.name}
+childlogdir = {LOGS_DIR}
+directory = {DATA_DIR}
 strip_ansi = true
 nocleanup = true
 
 [unix_http_server]
-file = %(here)s/{SOCK_FILE.name}
+file = {TMP_DIR}/{SOCK_FILE.name}
 chmod = 0700
 
 [supervisorctl]
-serverurl = unix://%(here)s/{SOCK_FILE.name}
+serverurl = unix://{TMP_DIR}/{SOCK_FILE.name}
 
 [rpcinterface:supervisor]
 supervisor.rpcinterface_factory = supervisor.rpcinterface:make_main_rpcinterface
 
 [include]
-files = %(here)s/{WORKER_DIR.name}/*.conf
+files = {WORKERS_DIR}/*.conf
 
 """
-    CONFIG_FILE.write_text(config_content)
+    SUPERVISORD_CONFIG_FILE.write_text(config_content)
 
 def create_worker_config(daemon):
-    Path.mkdir(WORKER_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+    Path.mkdir(WORKERS_DIR, exist_ok=True)
     
     name = daemon['name']
-    configfile = WORKER_DIR / f"{name}.conf"
+    configfile = WORKERS_DIR / f"{name}.conf"
 
     config_content = f"[program:{name}]\n"
     for key, value in daemon.items():
-        if key == 'name': continue
+        if key == 'name':
+            continue
         config_content += f"{key}={value}\n"
     config_content += "\n"
 
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ def start_new_supervisord_process(daemonize=False):
 
     # Start supervisord
     subprocess.Popen(
-        f"supervisord --configuration={CONFIG_FILE}",
+        f"supervisord --configuration={SUPERVISORD_CONFIG_FILE}",
         stdin=None,
         shell=True,
         start_new_session=daemonize,
@@ -146,8 +147,11 @@ def get_or_create_supervisord_process(daemonize=False):
     if supervisor is None:
         stop_existing_supervisord_process()
         supervisor = start_new_supervisord_process(daemonize=daemonize)
+        time.sleep(0.5)
 
-    assert supervisor and supervisor.getPID(), "Failed to start supervisord or connect to it!"
+    assert supervisor, "Failed to start supervisord or connect to it!"
+    supervisor.getPID()  # make sure it doesn't throw an exception
+    
     return supervisor
 
 def start_worker(supervisor, daemon, lazy=False):