diff --git a/home.admin/_bootstrap.migration.sh b/home.admin/_bootstrap.migration.sh
index cb80a57..e6f7e46 100644
--- a/home.admin/_bootstrap.migration.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_bootstrap.migration.sh
@@ -78,6 +78,36 @@ echo "default values OK"  >> ${logFile}
 # this is the place if on a future version change
 # a conversion of config data or app data is needed 
 
+# if old bitcoin.conf exists ...
+configExists=$(sudo ls /mnt/hdd/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf | grep -c '.conf')
+if [ ${configExists} -eq 1 ]; then
+  echo "Checking old bitcoin.conf ..." >> ${logFile}
+
+  # make sure to fix bitcoind RPC port if not done in old version
+  # https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz/issues/217
+  settingExists=$(sudo cat /mnt/hdd/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf | grep -c 'rpcport=')
+  if [ ${settingExists} -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "fix issue #217 -> adding rpcport=8332" >> ${logFile}
+    echo "rpcport=8332" >> /mnt/hdd/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
+  else
+    echo "check issue #217 -> ok rpcport exists" >> ${logFile}
+  fi
+  settingExists=$(sudo cat /mnt/hdd/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf | grep -c 'rpcallowip=')
+  if [ ${settingExists} -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "fix issue #217 -> adding rpcallowip=127.0.0.1" >> ${logFile}
+    echo "rpcallowip=127.0.0.1" >> /mnt/hdd/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
+  else
+    echo "check issue #217 -> ok rpcallowip exists" >> ${logFile}
+  fi
+  settingExists=$(sudo cat /mnt/hdd/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf | grep -c 'rpcbind=')
+  if [ ${settingExists} -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "fix issue #217 -> adding rpcbind=127.0.0.1:8332" >> ${logFile}
+    echo "rpcbind=127.0.0.1:8332" >> /mnt/hdd/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
+  else
+    echo "check issue #217 -> ok rpcbind exists" >> ${logFile}
+  fi
+fi
+
 echo "Version Code: ${codeVersion}" >> ${logFile}
 echo "Version Data: ${raspiBlitzVersion}" >> ${logFile}
 
diff --git a/home.admin/assets/bitcoin.conf b/home.admin/assets/bitcoin.conf
index 3b3ce33..47989d3 100755
--- a/home.admin/assets/bitcoin.conf
+++ b/home.admin/assets/bitcoin.conf
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ disablewallet=1
 # Connection settings
 rpcuser=raspibolt
 rpcpassword=passwordB
+rpcport=8332
+rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
+rpcbind=127.0.0.1:8332
 zmqpubrawblock=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332
 zmqpubrawtx=tcp://127.0.0.1:28333