diff --git a/home.admin/80scanLND.sh b/home.admin/80scanLND.sh
index 8131421..f763061 100755
--- a/home.admin/80scanLND.sh
+++ b/home.admin/80scanLND.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ if [ ${bitcoinActive} -eq 0 ] || [ ${#bitcoinErrorFull} -gt 0 ]; then
       echo "*****************************************"
       echo "If you just started some config/setup, this might be OK."
       echo
+      if [ ${startcountBlockchain} -gt 1 ]; then
+        echo "${startcountBlockchain} RESTARTS DETECTED - ${network}d might be in a error loop"
+        echo
+      fi
       if [ ${#bitcoinErrorFull} -gt 0 ]; then
         echo "More Error Detail:"
         echo ${bitcoinErrorFull}
@@ -73,6 +77,10 @@ elif [ ${lndActive} -eq 0 ] || [ ${#lndErrorFull} -gt 0 ]; then
       echo "*********************************"
       echo "If you just started some config/setup, this might be OK."
       echo
+      if [ ${startcountLightning} -gt 1 ]; then
+        echo "${startcountLightning} RESTARTS DETECTED - ${network}d might be in a error loop"
+        echo
+      fi
       if [ ${#lndErrorFull} -gt 0 ]; then
         echo "More Error Detail:"
         echo ${lndErrorFull}
diff --git a/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh b/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
index 0a47f67..84bade0 100644
--- a/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ fi
 sudo chmod 777 ${infoFile}
 
 # resetting start count files
-echo "SYSTEMD RESTART LOG: blockchain (bitcoind/litecoind)" > /home/admin/blockchain.systemd.log
-echo "SYSTEMD RESTART LOG: lightning (LND)" > /home/admin/lightning.systemd.log
-sudo chmod 777 /home/admin/blockchain.systemd.log
-sudo chmod 777 /home/admin/lightning.systemd.log
+echo "SYSTEMD RESTART LOG: blockchain (bitcoind/litecoind)" > /home/admin/systemd.blockchain.log
+echo "SYSTEMD RESTART LOG: lightning (LND)" > /home/admin/systemd.lightning.log
+sudo chmod 777 /home/admin/systemd.blockchain.log
+sudo chmod 777 /home/admin/systemd.lightning.log
 
 # Emergency cleaning logs when over 1GB (to prevent SD card filling up)
 # see https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz/issues/418#issuecomment-472180944
diff --git a/home.admin/assets/bitcoind.service b/home.admin/assets/bitcoind.service
index 6bbb743..495c04f 100644
--- a/home.admin/assets/bitcoind.service
+++ b/home.admin/assets/bitcoind.service
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ User=bitcoin
 Group=bitcoin
 Type=forking
 PIDFile=/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/bitcoind.pid
+ExecStartPre=-/home/admin/config.scripts/blitz.systemd.sh log blockchain STARTED
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/bitcoind -daemon -conf=/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf -pid=/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/bitcoind.pid
 KillMode=process
 Restart=always
diff --git a/home.admin/assets/litecoind.service b/home.admin/assets/litecoind.service
index 4c92f15..106422b 100644
--- a/home.admin/assets/litecoind.service
+++ b/home.admin/assets/litecoind.service
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ After=bootstrap.service
 User=bitcoin
 Group=bitcoin
 Type=simple
+ExecStartPre=-/home/admin/config.scripts/blitz.systemd.sh log blockchain STARTED
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/litecoind -daemon -conf=/home/bitcoin/.litecoin/litecoin.conf
 KillMode=process
 Restart=always
diff --git a/home.admin/assets/lnd.service b/home.admin/assets/lnd.service
index dfb84d8..1399e5c 100644
--- a/home.admin/assets/lnd.service
+++ b/home.admin/assets/lnd.service
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ After=bitcoind.service
 
 [Service]
 EnvironmentFile=/mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf
+ExecStartPre=-/home/admin/config.scripts/blitz.systemd.sh log lightning STARTED
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/lnd --externalip=${publicIP}:${lndPort}
 PIDFile=/home/bitcoin/.lnd/lnd.pid
 User=bitcoin
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.statusscan.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.statusscan.sh
index 730ebfa..b86ecac 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.statusscan.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.statusscan.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ echo "tempCelsius='${tempC}'"
 uptime=$(awk '{printf("%d\n",$1 + 0.5)}' /proc/uptime)
 echo "uptime=${uptime}"
 
+# count restarts of bitcoind/litecoind
+startcountBlockchain=$(cat systemd.blockchain.log | grep -c "STARTED")
+echo "startcountBlockchain=${startcountBlockchain}"
+
+# count restarts of bitcoind/litecoind
+startcountLightning=$(cat systemd.lightning.log | grep -c "STARTED")
+echo "startcountLightning=${startcountLightning}"
+
 # is bitcoind running
 bitcoinRunning=$(systemctl status ${network}d.service 2>/dev/null | grep -c running)
 echo "bitcoinActive=${bitcoinRunning}"
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.systemd.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.systemd.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de6037d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.systemd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# command info
+if [ "$1" = "-h" ] || [ "$1" = "-help" ]; then
+ echo "additional systemd services"
+ echo "blitz.systemd.sh log blockchain STARTED"
+ echo "blitz.systemd.sh log loghtning STARTED"
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+# check parameter
+if [ "${1}" != "log" ]; then
+  echo "# FAIL: unkown parameter"
+fi
+
+# writing log file entry
+logFile="/home/admin/systemd.${2}.log"
+echo "${3} $(date +%s)" >> ${logFile}
+echo "# OK: log '${3}' written to ${logFile}"
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