diff --git a/home.admin/00infoBlitz.sh b/home.admin/00infoBlitz.sh
index 142b77480..67f950b21 100755
--- a/home.admin/00infoBlitz.sh
+++ b/home.admin/00infoBlitz.sh
@@ -171,10 +171,15 @@ else
  ln_alias=$(echo "${ln_getInfo}" | grep "alias" | cut -d '"' -f4)
  ln_sync=$(echo "${ln_getInfo}" | grep "synced_to_chain" | grep "true" -c)
  if [ ${ln_sync} -eq 0 ]; then
-    item=$(sudo -u bitcoin tail -n 100 /mnt/hdd/lnd/logs/${network}/${chain}net/lnd.log | grep "(height" | tail -n1 | awk '{print $10} {print $11} {print $12}' | tr -dc '0-9')  
-    total=$(sudo -u bitcoin ${network}-cli -datadir=/home/bitcoin/.${network} getblockchaininfo | jq -r '.blocks')
-    ln_baseInfo="${color_red} waiting for chain sync"
-    ln_channelInfo="${item}/${total}"
+    if [ ${#ln_sync} -eq 0 ]; then
+      ln_baseInfo="${color_red} Not started or ready"
+      ln_channelInfo=""
+    else
+      item=$(sudo -u bitcoin tail -n 100 /mnt/hdd/lnd/logs/${network}/${chain}net/lnd.log | grep "(height" | tail -n1 | awk '{print $10} {print $11} {print $12}' | tr -dc '0-9')  
+      total=$(sudo -u bitcoin ${network}-cli -datadir=/home/bitcoin/.${network} getblockchaininfo | jq -r '.blocks')
+      ln_baseInfo="${color_red} waiting for chain sync"
+      ln_channelInfo="${item}/${total}"
+    fi
   else 
     ln_walletbalance="$(/usr/local/bin/lncli --macaroonpath=${lnd_dir}/readonly.macaroon --tlscertpath=${lnd_dir}/tls.cert walletbalance | jq -r '.confirmed_balance')" 2>/dev/null
     ln_channelbalance="$(/usr/local/bin/lncli --macaroonpath=${lnd_dir}/readonly.macaroon --tlscertpath=${lnd_dir}/tls.cert channelbalance | jq -r '.balance')" 2>/dev/null