diff --git a/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh b/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
index 0f3b05f8a..995cefd29 100755
--- a/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
@@ -582,6 +582,15 @@ if [ ${isMounted} -eq 0 ]; then
   # mark provision process done
   sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='Provision Done'/g" ${infoFile}
 
+  # wait until syncProgress is available (neeed for final dialogs)
+  while [ "${syncProgress}" == "" ]
+  do
+    echo "# Waiting for blockchain sync progress info ..." >> $logFile
+    source <(sudo /home/admin/config.scripts/blitz.statusscan.sh)
+    sed -i "s/^state=.*/state=waitsync/g" ${infoFile}
+    sleep 2
+  done
+
   ###################################################
   # WAIT LOOP: AFTER FRESH SETUP, MIGRATION
   # successfull update & recover can skip this
diff --git a/home.admin/setup.scripts/controlFinalDialog.sh b/home.admin/setup.scripts/controlFinalDialog.sh
index 10e42b435..618a1e7d4 100755
--- a/home.admin/setup.scripts/controlFinalDialog.sh
+++ b/home.admin/setup.scripts/controlFinalDialog.sh
@@ -26,14 +26,6 @@ fi
 ############################################
 # BLOCKCHAIN INFO & OPTIONS
 
-# wait until syncProgress is available
-while [ "${syncProgress}" == "" ]
-do
-  source <(sudo /home/admin/config.scripts/blitz.statusscan.sh)
-  /home/admin/setup.scripts/eventInfoWait.sh "waitsync" "waitloop" ssh
-  sleep 2
-done
-
 # get fresh data
 syncProgressFull=$(echo "${syncProgress}" | cut -d "." -f1)
 if [ "${syncProgressFull}" != "" ] && [ "${network}" == "bitcoin" ] && [ ${syncProgressFull} -lt 75 ]; then