diff --git a/home.admin/00settingsMenuServices.sh b/home.admin/00settingsMenuServices.sh
index ad780ab..94396bf 100644
--- a/home.admin/00settingsMenuServices.sh
+++ b/home.admin/00settingsMenuServices.sh
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ if [ "${backupTorrentSeeding}" != "${choice}" ]; then
   echo "BACKUP TORRENT SEEDING Setting changed .."
   anychange=1
   if [ "${choice}" = "on" ]; then
-    sudo /home/admin/50torrentHDD.sh backup-torrent-hosting
+    /home/admin/50torrentHDD.sh backup-torrent-hosting
 
     dialog --backtitle "RaspiBlitz Settings" --title " OK " --msgbox "
 BACKUP TORRENT SEEDING IS NOW ACTIVE
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ RaspiBlitz can be slow.
 
   else
     echo "Stopping Torrents and Cleaning Up ..."
-    sudo /home/admin/50torrentHDD.sh backup-torrent-hosting-cleanup
+    /home/admin/50torrentHDD.sh backup-torrent-hosting-cleanup
     echo "BACKUP TORRENT SEEDING IS NOW OFF"
     needsReboot=1
   fi
diff --git a/home.admin/50torrentHDD.sh b/home.admin/50torrentHDD.sh
index 3a8c269..dbc8ba4 100755
--- a/home.admin/50torrentHDD.sh
+++ b/home.admin/50torrentHDD.sh
@@ -62,6 +62,25 @@ if [ "$1" == "backup-torrent-hosting-cleanup" ]; then
   echo "DONE"
   exit
 fi
+if [ "$1" == "backup-torrent-hosting-status" ]; then
+  sessionPID=$(screen -ls | grep "blockchain" | cut -d "." -f1 | xargs)
+  if [ ${#sessionPID} -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo "baseSeeding=1"
+  else
+    echo "baseSeeding=0"
+  fi
+  torrentComplete=$(cat ${sessionDir}/blockchain/*.torrent.rtorrent | grep ':completei1' -c)
+  echo "baseComplete=${torrentComplete}"
+  sessionPID=$(screen -ls | grep "update" | cut -d "." -f1 | xargs)
+  if [ ${#sessionPID} -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo "updateSeeding=1"
+  else
+    echo "updateSeeding=0"
+  fi
+  torrentComplete=$(cat ${sessionDir}/update/*.torrent.rtorrent | grep ':completei1' -c)
+  echo "updateComplete=${torrentComplete}"
+  exit
+fi
 
 # if setup was done - remove old data
 if [ "${setupStep}" = "100" ] && [ ${#1} -eq 0 ]; then
diff --git a/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh b/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
index 857096f..acc4956 100644
--- a/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ sudo /home/admin/config.scripts/blitz.stresstest.sh /home/admin/stresstest.repor
 
 if [ "${backupTorrentSeeding}" == "on" ]; then
   echo "Starting BACKUP TORRENT HOSTING in background (after 6 hours) ..." >> $logFile
-  ( sleep 6h ; sudo /home/admin/50torrentHDD.sh backup-torrent-hosting ) &
+  ( sleep 6h ; sudo -u admin /home/admin/50torrentHDD.sh backup-torrent-hosting ) &
 fi
 
 echo "DONE BOOTSTRAP" >> $logFile