diff --git a/home.admin/00raspiblitz.sh b/home.admin/00raspiblitz.sh
index 790f0030b..9fa934765 100755
--- a/home.admin/00raspiblitz.sh
+++ b/home.admin/00raspiblitz.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ echo "Starting SSH user interface ... (please wait)"
 
 # CONFIGFILE - configuration of RaspiBlitz
 configFile="/mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf"
+source ${configFile} 2>/dev/null
 
 # INFOFILE - state data from bootstrap
 infoFile="/home/admin/raspiblitz.info"