diff --git a/home.admin/80scanLND.sh b/home.admin/80scanLND.sh
index f763061..f437cb5 100755
--- a/home.admin/80scanLND.sh
+++ b/home.admin/80scanLND.sh
@@ -124,17 +124,28 @@ else
   height=6
   width=43
   title="Node is Syncing (${scriptRuntime})"
+  actionString="Please wait - this can take some time"
 
   # formatting progress values
   if [ ${#syncProgress} -eq 0 ]; then
-    syncProgress="waiting"
+    if [ ${startcountBlockchain} -eq 0 ]; then
+      syncProgress="waiting"
+    else
+      syncProgress="${startcountBlockchain} restarts"
+      actionString="Please SSH in for more detail:"
+    fi
   elif [ ${#syncProgress} -lt 6 ]; then
     syncProgress=" ${syncProgress} %"
   else
     syncProgress="${syncProgress} %"
   fi
   if [ ${#scanProgress} -eq 0 ]; then
-    scanProgress="waiting"
+    if [ ${startcountLightning} -eq 0 ]; then
+      scanProgress="waiting"
+    else
+      scanProgress="${startcountLightning} restarts"
+      actionString="Please SSH in for more detail:"
+    fi
   elif [ ${#scanProgress} -lt 6 ]; then
     scanProgress=" ${scanProgress} %"
   else
@@ -142,7 +153,7 @@ else
   fi
 
   # setting info string
-  infoStr=" Blockchain Progress : ${syncProgress}\n Lightning Progress  : ${scanProgress}\n Please wait - this can take some time"
+  infoStr=" Blockchain Progress : ${syncProgress}\n Lightning Progress  : ${scanProgress}\n ${actionString}"
 
 fi
 
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.statusscan.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.statusscan.sh
index 0e124e1..315b200 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.statusscan.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.statusscan.sh
@@ -29,13 +29,9 @@ uptime=$(awk '{printf("%d\n",$1 + 0.5)}' /proc/uptime)
 echo "uptime=${uptime}"
 
 # count restarts of bitcoind/litecoind
-startcountBlockchain=$(cat systemd.blockchain.log | grep -c "STARTED")
+startcountBlockchain=$(cat systemd.blockchain.log 2>/dev/null | 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}"
@@ -111,11 +107,12 @@ else
 
 fi
 
+# count restarts of bitcoind/litecoind
+startcountLightning=$(cat systemd.lightning.log 2>/dev/null | grep -c "STARTED")
+echo "startcountLightning=${startcountLightning}"
+
 # is LND running
 lndRunning=$(systemctl status lnd.service 2>/dev/null | grep -c running)
-
-# TODO: check how long running ... try to find out if problem on starting
-
 echo "lndActive=${lndRunning}"
 
 if [ ${lndRunning} -eq 1 ]; then