diff --git a/home.admin/_background.sh b/home.admin/_background.sh
index 077cf1830..6fcfaed6d 100755
--- a/home.admin/_background.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_background.sh
@@ -39,15 +39,47 @@ do
   # count up
   counter=$(($counter+1))
 
+  # limit counter to max seconds per week:
+  # 604800 = 60sec * 60min * 24hours * 7days
+  if [ ${counter} -gt 604800 ]; then
+    counter=0
+    echo "counter zero reset"
+  fi
+
   # gather the uptime seconds
   upSeconds=$(cat /proc/uptime | grep -o '^[0-9]\+')
 
-  # prevent restart if COPY OVER LAN is running
-  # see: https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz/issues/1179#issuecomment-646079467
-  source ${infoFile}
-  if [ "${state}" == "copysource" ]; then 
-    echo "copysource mode: skipping background loop"
-    sleep 10
+  # source info file fresh on every loop
+  source ${infoFile} 2>/dev/null
+
+  ####################################################
+  # SKIP BACKGROUND TASK LOOP ON CERTAIN SYSTEM STATES
+  # https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz/issues/160
+  ####################################################
+
+  if [ "${state}" == "" ] || [ "${state}" == "copysource" ]; then
+    echo "skipping background loop (${counter}) - state(${state})"
+    sleep 1
+    continue
+  fi
+
+  ####################################################
+  # CHECK IF LOCAL IP CHANGED
+  ####################################################
+  oldLocalIP="${localip}";
+  source <(/home/admin/config.scripts/internet.sh status)
+  if [ "${oldLocalIP}" != "${localip}" ]; then
+    echo "local IP changed old(${oldLocalIP}) new(${localip}) - updating in raspiblitz.info"
+    sed -i "s/^localip=.*/localip='${localip}'/g" ${infoFile}
+  fi
+
+  ####################################################
+  # SKIP REST OF THE TASKS IF STILL IN SETUP PHASE
+  ####################################################
+
+  if [ "${setupPhase}" != "done" ]; then
+    echo "skipping rest of tasks because still in setupPhase(${setupPhase})"
+    sleep 1
     continue
   fi
 
@@ -356,7 +388,6 @@ do
 
   fi
 
-
   ###############################
   # LND AUTO-UNLOCK
   ###############################
@@ -465,12 +496,5 @@ do
   # sleep 1 sec
   sleep 1
 
-  # limit counter to max seconds per week:
-  # 604800 = 60sec * 60min * 24hours * 7days
-  if [ ${counter} -gt 604800 ]; then
-    counter=0
-    echo "counter zero reset"
-  fi
-
 done
 
diff --git a/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh b/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
index 3d3df525f..dc10b5372 100755
--- a/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
@@ -143,6 +143,23 @@ else
   echo "No SSHRESET switch found. " >> $logFile
 fi
 
+################################
+# BACKGROUND TASK RUN FROM BEGINNING
+# on 1.7 sd card build background task runs after boostrap
+# but bootstrap already needs background task running now
+# REMOVE ON v1.8 release #2328
+################################
+
+backgroundNeedsEdit=$(sudo cat /etc/systemd/system/background.service 2>/dev/null | grep -c 'Wants=bootstrap.service')
+if [ ${backgroundNeedsEdit} -eq 1 ]; then
+  echo "BACKGROUND EDIT needed ..." >> $logFile
+  sudo sed -i "s/^Wants=.*/Wants=network.target/g" /etc/systemd/system/background.service
+  sudo sed -i "s/^After=.*/After=network.target/g" /etc/systemd/system/background.service
+  systemInitReboot=1
+else
+  echo "BACKGROUND EDIT already done. " >> $logFile
+fi
+
 ################################
 # FS EXPAND
 # if a file called 'ssh.reset' gets
@@ -281,10 +298,6 @@ do
     sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='>=1TB'/g" ${infoFile}
   fi
 
-  # get latest network info & update raspiblitz.info (in case network changes)
-  source <(/home/admin/config.scripts/internet.sh status)
-  sed -i "s/^localip=.*/localip='${localip}'/g" ${infoFile}
-
   # wait for next check
   sleep 2
 
@@ -417,10 +430,6 @@ if [ ${isMounted} -eq 0 ]; then
   until [ "${state}" == "waitprovision" ]
   do
 
-    # get latest network info & update raspiblitz.info (in case network changes)
-    source <(/home/admin/config.scripts/internet.sh status)
-    sed -i "s/^localip=.*/localip='${localip}'/g" ${infoFile}
-
     # get fresh info about data drive (in case the hdd gets disconnected)
     source <(sudo /home/admin/config.scripts/blitz.datadrive.sh status)
     if [ "${hddCandidate}" == "" ]; then