diff --git a/home.admin/40addHDD.sh b/home.admin/40addHDD.sh
index 7bab856..41c418b 100755
--- a/home.admin/40addHDD.sh
+++ b/home.admin/40addHDD.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if [ ${existsHDD} -gt 0 ]; then
         echo "OK - HDD is listed in /etc/fstab"
         echo ""
         echo "*** Mount HDD ***"
-        sudo mkdir /mnt/hdd
+        sudo mkdir /mnt/hdd 2>/dev/null
         sudo mount -a
         mountOK=$(df | grep -c /mnt/hdd)
         if [ ${mountOK} -eq 1 ]; then
diff --git a/home.admin/50copyHDD.sh b/home.admin/50copyHDD.sh
index 262b03e..5401ddd 100755
--- a/home.admin/50copyHDD.sh
+++ b/home.admin/50copyHDD.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ localip=$(ip addr | grep 'state UP' -A2 | tail -n1 | awk '{print $2}' | cut -f1
 
 # create bitcoin base directory and link with bitcoin user
 sudo rm -rf /mnt/hdd/bitcoin 2>/dev/null
+sudo rm -rf /home/bitcoin/.bitcoin 2>/dev/null
 sudo mkdir /mnt/hdd/bitcoin
 sudo chown bitcoin:bitcoin /mnt/hdd/bitcoin 
 sudo ln -s /mnt/hdd/bitcoin /home/bitcoin/.bitcoin