diff --git a/home.admin/20recoverDialog.sh b/home.admin/20recoverDialog.sh
index 9ddb39fc8..5b411f257 100755
--- a/home.admin/20recoverDialog.sh
+++ b/home.admin/20recoverDialog.sh
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ Write them down & store them in a safe place.
       sudo systemctl daemon-reload
       sudo systemctl enable lnd.service
       sudo systemctl enable ${network}d.service
+      if [ "${rtlWebinterface}" = "on" ]; then
+        sudo systemctl enable RTL
+      fi
 
       # remove flag that freshly recovered
       sudo rm /home/admin/raspiblitz.recover.info
diff --git a/home.admin/_bootstrap.provision.sh b/home.admin/_bootstrap.provision.sh
index 5134e62a7..d1b5d58d0 100644
--- a/home.admin/_bootstrap.provision.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_bootstrap.provision.sh
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ if [ "${rtlWebinterface}" = "on" ]; then
     echo "Provisioning RTL - run config script" >> ${logFile}
     sudo sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='Setup RTL (takes time)'/g" ${infoFile}
     sudo /home/admin/config.scripts/bonus.rtl.sh on >> ${logFile} 2>&1
+    sudo systemctl disable RTL # will get enabled after recover dialog
 else
     echo "Provisioning RTL - keep default" >> ${logFile}
 fi