diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/cln-plugin.backup.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/cln-plugin.backup.sh
index fc99646af..af32c5a29 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/cln-plugin.backup.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/cln-plugin.backup.sh
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ function install() {
       fi
     sudo chmod +x ${plugindir}/${plugin}/${plugin}.py
     # symlink to the default plugin dir
-    if [ ! -L /home/bitcoin/${netprefix}cln-plugins-enabled/backup ];then
-      sudo ln -s ${plugindir}/backup \
+    if [ ! -L /home/bitcoin/${netprefix}cln-plugins-enabled/backup.py ];then
+      sudo ln -s ${plugindir}/backup/backup.py \
                  /home/bitcoin/${netprefix}cln-plugins-enabled/
     fi
   fi
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ if [ $1 = on ];then
   
   install
 
+  echo "# Stop the ${netprefix}lightningd.service"
+  sudo systemctl stop ${netprefix}lightningd
+  
   # don't overwrite old backup
   if [ -f /home/bitcoin/${netprefix}lightningd.sqlite3.backup ];then
     echo "# Backup the existing old backup on the SDcard"
@@ -68,6 +71,12 @@ if [ $1 = on ];then
       file:///home/bitcoin/${netprefix}lightningd.sqlite3.backup
   fi
 
+  source /home/admin/raspiblitz.info
+  if [ "${state}" == "ready" ]; then
+    sudo systemctl start ${netprefix}lightningd
+    echo "# Started the ${netprefix}lightningd.service"
+  fi
+
 elif [ $1 = off ];then
   echo "# Removing the backup plugin"
   sudo rm -f /home/bitcoin/${netprefix}cln-plugins-enabled/backup
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/cln-plugin.sparko.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/cln-plugin.sparko.sh
index b6866ece1..aac65ba5b 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/cln-plugin.sparko.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/cln-plugin.sparko.sh
@@ -139,11 +139,6 @@ sparko-keys=${masterkeythatcandoeverything}; ${secretaccesskeythatcanreadstuff}:
     echo "# Sparko is already configured in the /home/bitcoin/.lightning/${netprefix}config"
   fi
 
-  ###################
-  # Systemd service #
-  ###################
-  /home/admin/config.scripts/cln.install-service.sh $CHAIN
-
   echo "# Allowing port ${portprefix}9000 through the firewall"
   sudo ufw allow "${portprefix}9000" comment "${netprefix}sparko"
 
@@ -153,10 +148,15 @@ sparko-keys=${masterkeythatcandoeverything}; ${secretaccesskeythatcanreadstuff}:
   # setting value in raspi blitz config
   sudo sed -i "s/^${netprefix}sparko=.*/${netprefix}sparko=on/g" /mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf
 
-  sleep 5
-  # show some logs
-  sudo tail -n100 /home/bitcoin/.lightning/${CLNETWORK}/cl.log | grep sparko 
-  netstat -tulpn | grep "${portprefix}9000"
+  source /home/admin/raspiblitz.info
+  if [ "${state}" == "ready" ]; then
+    echo "# Restart the ${netprefix}lightningd.service to activate Sparko"
+    sudo systemctl restart ${netprefix}lightningd
+    sleep 5
+    # show some logs
+    sudo tail -n100 /home/bitcoin/.lightning/${CLNETWORK}/cl.log | grep sparko 
+    netstat -tulpn | grep "${portprefix}9000"
+  fi
 
   echo "# Sparko was installed"
   echo "# Monitor with:"
@@ -172,9 +172,8 @@ if [ $1 = off ];then
   echo "# Editing /home/bitcoin/.lightning/${netprefix}config"
   sudo sed -i "/^sparko/d" /home/bitcoin/.lightning/${netprefix}config
 
-  if [ -f /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/slightningd.service ];then
-    /home/admin/config.scripts/cln.install-service.sh $CHAIN
-  fi
+  echo "# Restart the ${netprefix}lightningd.service to deactivate Sparko"
+  sudo systemctl restart ${netprefix}lightningd
 
   echo "# Deny port ${portprefix}9000 through the firewall"
   sudo ufw deny "${portprefix}9000"
@@ -189,4 +188,5 @@ if [ $1 = off ];then
   # setting value in raspi blitz config
   sudo sed -i "s/^${netprefix}sparko=.*/${netprefix}sparko=off/g" /mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf
   echo "# Sparko was uninstalled"
+
 fi
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/cln.install-service.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/cln.install-service.sh
index a42349f4e..403d51b9b 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/cln.install-service.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/cln.install-service.sh
@@ -10,12 +10,11 @@ source /home/admin/raspiblitz.info
 # source <(/home/admin/config.scripts/network.aliases.sh getvars cln <mainnet|testnet|signet>)
 source <(/home/admin/config.scripts/network.aliases.sh getvars cln $1)
 
-if [ $(grep -c "^sparko" < /home/bitcoin/.lightning/${netprefix}config) -gt 0 ];then
+if [ $(sudo -u bitcoin cat ${CLNCONF} | grep -c "^sparko") -gt 0 ];then
   if [ ! -f /home/bitcoin/${netprefix}cln-plugins-enabled/sparko ];then
-    echo "# The Sparko plugin is not present despite being configured"
+    echo "# The Sparko plugin is not present but in config"
     /home/admin/config.scripts/cln-plugin.sparko.sh on $CHAIN
   fi
-  sparkoStart="--plugin=/home/bitcoin/${netprefix}cln-plugins-enabled/sparko"
 fi
 
 if grep -Eq "${netprefix}clnEncryptedHSM=on" /mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf;then
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ else
   passwordInput=""
   encryptedHSMoption=""
 fi
+
 sudo systemctl stop ${netprefix}lightningd
 sudo systemctl disable ${netprefix}lightningd
 echo "# Create /etc/systemd/system/${netprefix}lightningd.service"
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ User=bitcoin
 Group=bitcoin
 Type=simple
 ExecStart=/bin/sh -c '${passwordInput}/usr/local/bin/lightningd\
- --conf=/home/bitcoin/.lightning/${netprefix}config\
- ${sparkoStart} ${encryptedHSMoption}'
+ --conf=${CLNCONF} ${encryptedHSMoption}'
 Restart=always
 TimeoutSec=120
 RestartSec=30
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/cln.install.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/cln.install.sh
index f821ffa33..582d9ed0f 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/cln.install.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/cln.install.sh
@@ -140,8 +140,10 @@ if [ "$1" = on ]||[ "$1" = update ]||[ "$1" = experimental ]||[ "$1" = testPR ];
   sudo rm -rf /home/bitcoin/.lightning # not a symlink, delete
   sudo mkdir -p /mnt/hdd/app-data/.lightning
   sudo ln -s /mnt/hdd/app-data/.lightning /home/bitcoin/
-  echo "# Create /home/bitcoin/.lightning/${netprefix}config"
-  if [ ! -f /home/bitcoin/.lightning/${netprefix}config ];then
+  
+ 
+  echo "# Create ${CLNCONF}"
+  if [ ! -f ${CLNCONF} ];then
     echo "
 # lightningd configuration for ${network} ${CHAIN}
 
@@ -156,9 +158,9 @@ proxy=127.0.0.1:9050
 bind-addr=127.0.0.1:${portprefix}9736
 addr=statictor:127.0.0.1:9051/torport=${portprefix}9736
 always-use-proxy=true
-" | sudo tee /home/bitcoin/.lightning/${netprefix}config
+" | sudo tee ${CLNCONF}
   else
-    echo "# The file /home/bitcoin/.lightning/${netprefix}config is already present"
+    echo "# The file ${CLNCONF} is already present"
   fi
   sudo chown -R bitcoin:bitcoin /mnt/hdd/app-data/.lightning
   sudo chown -R bitcoin:bitcoin /home/bitcoin/  
@@ -177,16 +179,15 @@ always-use-proxy=true
   echo "# Adding aliases"
   echo "\
 alias ${netprefix}lightning-cli=\"sudo -u bitcoin /usr/local/bin/lightning-cli\
- --conf=/home/bitcoin/.lightning/${netprefix}config\"
+ --conf=${CLNCONF}\"
 alias ${netprefix}cln=\"sudo -u bitcoin /usr/local/bin/lightning-cli\
- --conf=/home/bitcoin/.lightning/${netprefix}config\"
+ --conf=${CLNCONF}\"
 alias ${netprefix}clnlog=\"sudo\
  tail -n 30 -f /home/bitcoin/.lightning/${CLNETWORK}/cl.log\"
 alias ${netprefix}clnconf=\"sudo\
- nano /home/bitcoin/.lightning/${netprefix}config\"
+ nano ${CLNCONF}\"
 " | sudo tee -a /home/admin/_aliases
 
-  echo
   echo "# The installed C-lightning version is: $(sudo -u bitcoin /usr/local/bin/lightningd --version)"
   echo   
   echo "# To activate the aliases reopen the terminal or use:"
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/network.aliases.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/network.aliases.sh
index 180c88831..8981d6918 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/network.aliases.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/network.aliases.sh
@@ -35,14 +35,6 @@ if [ $1 = getvars ];then
   fi
   echo "LNTYPE=${LNTYPE}"
 
-  # typeprefix is: "" | c
-  if [ $LNTYPE = cln ];then
-    typeprefix=c
-  elif [ $LNTYPE = lnd ];then
-    typeprefix=''
-  fi
-  echo "typeprefix=${typeprefix}"
-
   # from raspiblitz.conf or raspiblitz.info or defaults to main
   if [ ${#chain} -eq 0 ]; then
     chain=main
@@ -60,7 +52,12 @@ if [ $1 = getvars ];then
   # netprefix is:     "" | t | s
   # portprefix is:    "" | 1 | 3
   # L2rpcportmod is:   0 | 1 | 3   
-  if [ ${chain} = "test" ];then
+  if [ ${chain} = "main" ];then
+    netprefix=""
+    L1rpcportmod=""
+    L2rpcportmod=0
+    portprefix=""
+  elif [ ${chain} = "test" ];then
     netprefix="t"
     L1rpcportmod=1
     L2rpcportmod=1
@@ -70,23 +67,35 @@ if [ $1 = getvars ];then
     L1rpcportmod=3
     L2rpcportmod=3
     portprefix=3
-  elif [ ${chain} = "main" ];then
-    netprefix=""
-    L1rpcportmod=""
-    L2rpcportmod=0
-    portprefix=""
   fi
   echo "netprefix=${netprefix}"
   echo "portprefix=${portprefix}"
   echo "L2rpcportmod=${L2rpcportmod}"
+  
+  if [ $LNTYPE = cln ];then
+    # CLNETWORK is: bitcoin / signet / testnet
+    if [ $chain = main ];then
+      CLNETWORK=${network}
+    else
+      CLNETWORK=${chain}net
+    fi
+    echo "CLNETWORK=${CLNETWORK}"
 
-  # CLNETWORK is: bitcoin / signet / testnet
-  if [ $chain = main ];then
-    CLNETWORK=${network}
-  else
-    CLNETWORK=${chain}net
+    # CLNCONF is the path to the config
+    if [ ${CLNETWORK} = "bitcoin" ]; then
+      CLNCONF="/home/bitcoin/.lightning/config"
+    else
+      CLNCONF="/home/bitcoin/.lightning/${CLNETWORK}/config"
+    fi
+    echo "CLNCONF=${CLNCONF}"
+    typeprefix=c
   fi
-  echo CLNETWORK=${CLNETWORK}
+
+  # typeprefix is: "" | c
+  if [ $LNTYPE = lnd ];then
+    typeprefix=''
+  fi
+  echo "typeprefix=${typeprefix}"
 
   # instead of all
   # sudo -u bitcoin /usr/local/bin/lncli --chain=${network} --network=${chain}net