diff --git a/home.admin/_background.sh b/home.admin/_background.sh
index 621f30a9c..959b8a2fa 100644
--- a/home.admin/_background.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_background.sh
@@ -314,7 +314,9 @@ do
   # check every 10 minutes
   electrsExplorer=$((($counter % 600)+1))
   if [ ${electrsExplorer} -eq 1 ]; then
-    /home/admin/config.scripts/bonus.electrsexplorer.sh
+    if [ "${BTCRPCexplorer}" = "on" ] & [ "${ElectRS}" = "on" ]; then
+      /home/admin/config.scripts/bonus.electrsexplorer.sh
+    fi
   fi
 
   ###############################
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.electrsexplorer.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.electrsexplorer.sh
index 52482cee1..7260f66db 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.electrsexplorer.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.electrsexplorer.sh
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ EOF
      sudo sed -i "s/^ExecStart=\/home\/bitcoin\/btc-rpc-explorer.run.sh/ExecStart=\/usr\/local\/lib\/nodejs\/node-$(node -v)-$DISTRO\/bin\/btc-rpc-explorer/g" /etc/systemd/system/btc-rpc-explorer.service
      sudo systemctl daemon-reload
      sudo systemctl restart btc-rpc-explorer
-
    fi
+
 else
   ## Disable BTCEXP_ADDRESS_API if BTC-RPC-Explorer is active
   if [ "${BTCRPCexplorer}" = "on" ]; then