diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index f8966680..c758abb2 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - Update: Raspberry Pi OS Base Image 64-bit (August 2020)
 - Update: bitcoin-core version 0.21.0-beta [details](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.21.0.md)
 - Update: LND version 0.12.1-beta [details](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.12.1-beta)
+- Update: Faraday 0.2.3-alpha https://github.com/lightninglabs/faraday/releases/tag/v0.2.3-alpha
 - New: Build SD card Image with parameters & FatPack [details](https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz/pull/2044)
 
 ## Whats new in Version 1.6.3 of RaspiBlitz?
diff --git a/home.admin/00settingsMenuServices.sh b/home.admin/00settingsMenuServices.sh
index 01f0f0d8..a48f2fb3 100755
--- a/home.admin/00settingsMenuServices.sh
+++ b/home.admin/00settingsMenuServices.sh
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ if [ "${faraday}" != "${choice}" ]; then
   sudo -u admin /home/admin/config.scripts/bonus.faraday.sh ${choice}
   source /mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf
   if [ "${faraday}" =  "on" ]; then
-    sudo -u admin /home/admin/config.scripts/bonus.faraday.sh menu
+    #sudo -u admin /home/admin/config.scripts/bonus.faraday.sh menu
+    needsReboot=1
   fi
 else
   echo "faraday setting unchanged."
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.faraday.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.faraday.sh
index cb191971..0bbd28f4 100755
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.faraday.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.faraday.sh
@@ -7,16 +7,9 @@ if [ $# -eq 0 ] || [ "$1" = "-h" ] || [ "$1" = "-help" ]; then
  exit 1
 fi
 
-echo "## bonus.faraday.sh"
+version="0.2.3-alpha"
+echo "## bonus.faraday.sh ${version}"
 
-# determine version by running lnd version
-lndOldVersion=$(lncli --version | grep -c "v0.10.")
-#echo "# LND is old version: ${lndOldVersion}"
-if [ ${lndOldVersion} -eq 0 ]; then
-  version="0.2.1-alpha"
-else
-  version="0.1.0-alpha"
-fi
 # version and trusted release signer
 PGPkeys="https://keybase.io/carlakirkcohen/pgp_keys.asc"
 PGPcheck="15E7ECF257098A4EF91655EB4CA7FE54A6213C91"
@@ -232,13 +225,19 @@ WantedBy=multi-user.target
     sudo systemctl start faraday
   fi
 
+  echo "# default config path"
+  sudo mkdir /home/faraday/.faraday
+  sudo mkdir /home/faraday/.faraday/${chain}net
+  sudo chown -R faraday:faraday /home/faraday/.faraday
+
   echo "# flag in raspiblitz config"
   if [ ${#faraday} -eq 0 ]; then
     echo "faraday='on'" >> /mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf
   fi
   sudo sed -i "s/^faraday=.*/faraday=on/g" /mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf
 
-  echo "# OK Faraday  is installed"
+  echo "# OK Faraday is installed"
+  echo "# please 'restart' for clean creation of faraday tls/macaroons"
   exit 1
 
 fi