diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.lnbits.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.lnbits.sh
index 0d483b072..5d5477bab 100755
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.lnbits.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.lnbits.sh
@@ -437,8 +437,11 @@ if [ "$1" = "1" ] || [ "$1" = "on" ]; then
 
   # add lnbits user
   echo "*** Add the 'lnbits' user ***"
-  sudo adduser --disabled-password --gecos "" lnbits 2>/dev/null
+  sudo adduser --disabled-password --gecos "" lnbits
+  echo "# add the 'lnbits' user to the 'bitcoin' group"
   sudo /usr/sbin/usermod --append --groups bitcoin lnbits
+  echo "# check user"
+  id lnbits
 
   # get optional github parameter
   githubUser="lnbits"
@@ -653,6 +656,8 @@ if [ "$1" = "switch" ]; then
     echo "# allowing lnbits user as part of the bitcoin group to RW RPC hook"
     sudo chmod 770 /home/bitcoin/.lightning/bitcoin${clrpcsubdir}
     sudo chmod 660 /home/bitcoin/.lightning/bitcoin${clrpcsubdir}/lightning-rpc
+    echo "# check the lightning-rpc socket"
+    sudo ls -la /home/bitcoin/.lightning/bitcoin${clrpcsubdir}/lightning-rpc
 
     echo "# preparing lnbits config for c-lightning"
     sudo bash -c "echo 'LNBITS_BACKEND_WALLET_CLASS=CLightningWallet' >> /home/lnbits/lnbits/.env"
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/cl-plugin.summary.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/cl-plugin.summary.sh
index cde53ddd0..03fca26c4 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/cl-plugin.summary.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/cl-plugin.summary.sh
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ fi
 if [ $($lightningcli_alias | grep -c "summary") -eq 0 ];then
   echo "# Starting the summary plugin"
   # https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/tree/master/contrib/pylightning
-  sudo -u bitcoin pip install pylightning 1>/dev/null
+  sudo -u bitcoin pip install --user pylightning 1>/dev/null
   # https://github.com/lightningd/plugins#dynamic-plugin-initialization
-  sudo -u bitcoin pip install -r /home/bitcoin/cl-plugins-available/plugins/summary/requirements.txt 1>/dev/null
+  sudo -u bitcoin pip install --user -r /home/bitcoin/cl-plugins-available/plugins/summary/requirements.txt 1>/dev/null
   $lightningcli_alias plugin start -H /home/bitcoin/cl-plugins-available/plugins/summary/summary.py 1>/dev/null
 fi
 
@@ -41,5 +41,29 @@ $lightningcli_alias -H summary
 echo
 
 if [ "$(echo "$@" | grep -c "runonce")" -gt 0 ];then
+  $lightningcli_alias plugin stop /home/bitcoin/cl-plugins-available/plugins/summary/summary.py
+fi
+
+
+# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
+if [ -d "$HOME/.local/lib/python3.9/site-packages" ] ; then
+  PATH="$HOME/.local/lib/python3.9/site-packages:$PATH"
+fi
+/home/bitcoin/.local/lib/python3.9/site-packages
+
+# https://docs.python.org/3/library/site.html
+echo "/home/bitcoin/.local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/" | sudo tee /usr/local/lib/python3.9/bitcoin.pth
+
+/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages 
+/usr/local/lib/python3.9
+
+# stop plugin
+if [ $($lightningcli_alias | grep -c "summary") -gt 0 ];then
   $lightningcli_alias plugin stop -H /home/bitcoin/cl-plugins-available/plugins/summary/summary.py
-fi
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+fi
+# uninstall user packages only
+sudo -u bitcoin pip uninstall -r /home/bitcoin/cl-plugins-available/plugins/summary/requirements.txt
+sudo rm -rf  /home/bitcoin/cl-plugins-available/plugins
+or to update 
+cd  /home/bitcoin/cl-plugins-available/plugins
+sudo -u bitcoin git pull
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