diff --git a/home.admin/_background.sh b/home.admin/_background.sh
index f885d52a..dabd2331 100644
--- a/home.admin/_background.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_background.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # This script runs on after start in background
 # as a service and gets restarted on failure
 # it runs ALMOST every seconds
+# DEBUG: sudo journalctl -f -u background
 
 # INFOFILE - state data from bootstrap
 infoFile="/home/admin/raspiblitz.info"
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ do
 
   # count up
   counter=$(($counter+1))
-  echo "counter($counter)"
 
   ####################################################
   # RECHECK DHCP-SERVER 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ do
 
   # every 15min - not too often
   # because its a ping to external service
-  recheckPublicIP=$((($counter % 60)+1))
+  recheckPublicIP=$((($counter % 900)+1))
   if [ ${recheckPublicIP} -eq 1 ]; then
     echo "*** RECHECK PUBLIC IP ***"
 
diff --git a/home.admin/assets/background.service b/home.admin/assets/background.service
index 8e89785a..a34ab155 100644
--- a/home.admin/assets/background.service
+++ b/home.admin/assets/background.service
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ After=bootstrap.service
 [Service]
 User=root
 Group=root
-Type=forking
+Type=simple
 ExecStart=/home/admin/_background.sh
 KillMode=process
 Restart=always