diff --git a/home.admin/00infoLCD.sh b/home.admin/00infoLCD.sh
index b337d5c05..d4efb4cc7 100755
--- a/home.admin/00infoLCD.sh
+++ b/home.admin/00infoLCD.sh
@@ -198,22 +198,22 @@ while :
     fi
 
     # check if bitcoin is ready
-    sudo -u bitcoin ${network}-cli -datadir=/home/bitcoin/.${network} getblockchaininfo 1>/dev/null 2>error.tmp
-    clienterror=`cat error.tmp`
-    rm error.tmp
-    if [ ${#clienterror} -gt 0 ]; then
-      boxwidth=40
-      l1="Waiting for ${network}d to get ready.\n"
-      l2="---> ${clienterror/error*:/}\n"
-      l3="Can take longer if device was off."
-      uptimeSeconds="$(cat /proc/uptime | grep -o '^[0-9]\+')"
-      if [ ${uptimeSeconds} -gt 600 ]; then
-        l3="!!Please login for more details!!"
-      fi
-      dialog --backtitle "RaspiBlitz ${codeVersion} (${localip}) - Welcome Back" --infobox "$l1$l2$l3" 5 ${boxwidth}
-      sleep 5
-      continue
-    fi
+    #sudo -u bitcoin ${network}-cli -datadir=/home/bitcoin/.${network} getblockchaininfo 1>/dev/null 2>error.tmp
+    #clienterror=`cat error.tmp`
+    #rm error.tmp
+    #if [ ${#clienterror} -gt 0 ]; then
+    #  boxwidth=40
+    #  l1="Waiting for ${network}d to get ready.\n"
+    #  l2="---> ${clienterror/error*:/}\n"
+    #  l3="Can take longer if device was off."
+    #  uptimeSeconds="$(cat /proc/uptime | grep -o '^[0-9]\+')"
+    #  if [ ${uptimeSeconds} -gt 600 ]; then
+    #    l3="!!Please login for more details!!"
+    #  fi
+    #  dialog --backtitle "RaspiBlitz ${codeVersion} (${localip}) - Welcome Back" --infobox "$l1$l2$l3" 5 ${boxwidth}
+    #  sleep 5
+    #  continue
+    #fi
 
     # check if locked
     locked=$(sudo -u bitcoin lncli --chain=${network} --network=${chain}net getinfo 2>&1 | grep -c unlock)