diff --git a/home.admin/00infoLCD.sh b/home.admin/00infoLCD.sh
index d0095da..40e21f9 100755
--- a/home.admin/00infoLCD.sh
+++ b/home.admin/00infoLCD.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ while :
           source /home/admin/raspiblitz.info
           if [ "${state}" = "presync" ]; then
             # get blockchain sync progress
-            blockchaininfo="$(bitcoin-cli -datadir=/mnt/hdd/bitcoin getblockchaininfo 2>/dev/null)"
+            blockchaininfo="$(sudo -u root bitcoin-cli -conf=/home/admin/assets/bitcoin.conf getblockchaininfo 2>/dev/null)"
             if [ ${#blockchaininfo} -gt 0 ]; then
               message="$(echo "${blockchaininfo}" | jq -r '.verificationprogress')"
             fi
diff --git a/home.admin/00mainMenu.sh b/home.admin/00mainMenu.sh
index 33aa0d0..609bb4f 100755
--- a/home.admin/00mainMenu.sh
+++ b/home.admin/00mainMenu.sh
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ if [ ${bootstrapInfoExists} -eq 1 ]; then
     echo "********************************************"
     echo "Stopping pre-sync ... pls wait (up to 1min)"
     echo "********************************************"
-    sudo systemctl stop bitcoind.service
-    sudo systemctl disable bitcoind.service
-    sudo rm /mnt/hdd/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
-    sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/bitcoind.service
-    sudo unlink /home/bitcoin/.bitcoin
+    sudo -u root bitcoin-cli -conf=/home/admin/assets/bitcoin.conf stop
+    echo "bitcoind called to stop .."
+    sleep 10
 
     # unmount the temporary mount
+    echo "Unmount HDD .."
     sudo umount -l /mnt/hdd
+    sleep 3
 
     # update info file
     state=waitsetup
diff --git a/home.admin/_bootstrap.presync.sh b/home.admin/_bootstrap.presync.sh
index 0c362b7..e89b957 100644
--- a/home.admin/_bootstrap.presync.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_bootstrap.presync.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ infoFile="/home/admin/raspiblitz.info"
 #sudo systemctl stop bitcoind.service 2>/dev/null
 #sudo systemctl disable bitcoind.service 2>/dev/null
 
-echo "presync: bitcoind" >> $logFile
+#echo "presync: bitcoind" >> $logFile
 #sudo cp /home/admin/assets/bitcoin.conf /mnt/hdd/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
 #sudo cp /home/admin/assets/bitcoind.service /etc/systemd/system/bitcoind.service
 #sudo chmod +x /etc/systemd/system/bitcoind.service
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ echo "presync: bitcoind" >> $logFile
 #sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 #sudo systemctl enable bitcoind.service
 #sudo systemctl start bitcoind.service
-sudo chown -R bitcoin:bitcoin /mnt/hdd/bitcoin
-sudo -u bitcoin /usr/local/bin/bitcoind -daemon -conf=/home/admin/assets/bitcoin.conf -pid=/mnt/hdd/bitcoin/bitcoind.pid
-echo "presync: started" >> $logFile
+#sudo chown -R bitcoin:bitcoin /mnt/hdd/bitcoin
+#sudo -u bitcoin /usr/local/bin/bitcoind -daemon -conf=/home/admin/assets/bitcoin.conf -pid=/mnt/hdd/bitcoin/bitcoind.pid
+#echo "presync: started" >> $logFile
   
 # update info file
-echo "state=presync" > $infoFile
-sudo sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='running pre-sync'/g" ${infoFile}
+#echo "state=presync" > $infoFile
+#sudo sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='running pre-sync'/g" ${infoFile}
diff --git a/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh b/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
index a0cd32b..bb72b0e 100644
--- a/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ if [ ${hddIsAutoMounted} -eq 0 ]; then
 
     # update info file
     echo "state=presync" > $infoFile
-    echo "message='starting pre-sync'" >> $infoFile
+    echo "message='starting presync'" >> $infoFile
 
     # activating presync
     # so that on a hackathon you can just connect a RaspiBlitz
@@ -199,9 +199,10 @@ if [ ${hddIsAutoMounted} -eq 0 ]; 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 &
-    echo "done" >> $logFile
-
+    sudo chown -R bitcoin:bitcoin /mnt/hdd/bitcoin 2>> $logFile
+    sudo -u bitcoin /usr/local/bin/bitcoind -daemon -conf=/home/admin/assets/bitcoin.conf -pid=/mnt/hdd/bitcoin/bitcoind.pid 2>> $logFile
+    echo "OK Started bitcoind for presync" >> $logFile
+    sudo sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='running presync'/g" ${infoFile}
     # after admin login, presync will be stoped and HDD unmounted
     exit 0