diff --git a/home.admin/_bootstrap.presync.sh b/home.admin/_bootstrap.presync.sh
index 4fb32dc..122abcb 100644
--- a/home.admin/_bootstrap.presync.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_bootstrap.presync.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+echo "presync: background script started" >> $logFile
+
 # This script runs on every start calles by boostrap.service
 # It makes sure that the system is configured like the
 # default values or as in the config.
diff --git a/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh b/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
index be600d9..b8441b4 100644
--- a/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
@@ -187,18 +187,11 @@ if [ ${hddIsAutoMounted} -eq 0 ]; then
 
     # check if pre-sync was already activated on last power-on
     #presyncActive=$(systemctl status bitcoind | grep -c 'could not be found')
-    #if [ ${presyncActive} -eq 1]; then
-        echo "starting pre-sync in background" >> $logFile
-        # starting in background, because this scripts is part of systemd
-        # so to change systemd needs to happen after delay in seperate process
-        /home/admin/_bootstrap.presync.sh &
-    #else
-    #    echo "pre-sync is already active" >> $logFile
-    #    # update info file
-    #    echo "state=presync" > $infoFile
-    #    echo "message='pre-sync active'" >> $infoFile
-    #    echo "device=${hddDeviceName}" >> $infoFile
-    #fi
+    echo "starting pre-sync in background" >> $logFile
+    # starting in background, because this scripts is part of systemd
+    # so to change systemd needs to happen after delay in seperate process
+    /home/admin/_bootstrap.presync.sh &
+    echo "done" >> $logFile
 
     # after admin login, presync will be stoped and HDD unmounted
     exit 1