diff --git a/home.admin/_provision_.sh b/home.admin/_provision_.sh
index 9044d943..bfc5d53c 100755
--- a/home.admin/_provision_.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_provision_.sh
@@ -141,6 +141,15 @@ sudo cp /home/admin/assets/tmux.conf.local /mnt/hdd/.tmux.conf.local >> ${logFil
 sudo chown admin:admin /mnt/hdd/.tmux.conf.local >> ${logFile} 2>&1
 sudo ln -s -f /mnt/hdd/.tmux.conf.local /home/admin/.tmux.conf.local >> ${logFile} 2>&1
 
+# make sure that ./bitcoin/debug.log is switched on
+debugFile=$(cat /mnt/hdd/${network}/${network}.conf | grep "debuglogfile=")
+echo "debugFile(${debugFile})" >> ${logFile}
+if [ "${debugFile}" == "0" ]; then
+  echo "# debug.log: Switching on" >> ${logFile}
+  echo "debuglogfile=/mnt/hdd/bitcoin/debug.log" >> /mnt/hdd/${network}/${network}.conf
+else
+  echo "# debug.log: Is on" >> ${logFile}
+fi
 
 # backup LND dir (especially for macaroons and tlscerts)
 # https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz/issues/324
diff --git a/home.admin/assets/bitcoin.conf b/home.admin/assets/bitcoin.conf
index b9a32c9c..6493480e 100755
--- a/home.admin/assets/bitcoin.conf
+++ b/home.admin/assets/bitcoin.conf
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ daemon=1
 txindex=0
 disablewallet=1
 peerbloomfilters=1
+datadir=/mnt/hdd/bitcoin
+debuglogfile=/mnt/hdd/bitcoin/debug.log
 
 # Connection settings
 rpcuser=raspibolt
@@ -28,8 +30,6 @@ maxmempool=300
 maxconnections=40
 maxuploadtarget=5000
 
-datadir=/mnt/hdd/bitcoin
-
 # tor by default
 onlynet=onion
 proxy=127.0.0.1:9050
diff --git a/home.admin/assets/litecoin.conf b/home.admin/assets/litecoin.conf
index 83e8ce6a..875fc050 100755
--- a/home.admin/assets/litecoin.conf
+++ b/home.admin/assets/litecoin.conf
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ server=1
 daemon=1
 txindex=0
 disablewallet=1
+datadir=/mnt/hdd/litecoin
+debuglogfile=/mnt/hdd/litecoin/debug.log
 
 # Connection settings
 rpcuser=raspibolt
@@ -26,7 +28,6 @@ maxuploadtarget=5000
 discardfee=0.00000001
 mintxfee=0.00000001
 minrelaytxfee=0.00000001
-datadir=/mnt/hdd/litecoin
 
 # tor by default
 onlynet=onion