diff --git a/build.sdcard/raspbianStretchDesktop.sh b/build.sdcard/raspbianStretchDesktop.sh
index 61e89a63b..3a1a47354 100644
--- a/build.sdcard/raspbianStretchDesktop.sh
+++ b/build.sdcard/raspbianStretchDesktop.sh
@@ -116,8 +116,7 @@ if [ "${baseImage}" = "dietpi" ]; then
   # install OpenSSH client + server
   sudo apt install -y openssh-client
   sudo apt install -y openssh-sftp-server
-
-
+  sudo apt install -y openssh-server
 
 fi
 
@@ -593,5 +592,5 @@ if [ "${baseImage}" = "raspbian" ]; then
   EOF
     init 6
   fi
-EOF
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi
+EOF
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh b/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
index 0d5b1cf50..de6033fe2 100644
--- a/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ source /home/admin/_version.info
 # CONFIGFILE - configuration of RaspiBlitz
 # used by fresh SD image to recover configuration
 # and delivers basic config info for scripts 
+# make raspiblitz.conf if not there
+sudo touch /mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf
 configFile="/mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf"
 
 # LOGFILE - store debug logs of bootstrap