diff --git a/cyphernodeconf_docker/templates/bitcoin/createWallets.sh b/cyphernodeconf_docker/templates/bitcoin/createWallets.sh
index c7c3d53..72993f1 100755
--- a/cyphernodeconf_docker/templates/bitcoin/createWallets.sh
+++ b/cyphernodeconf_docker/templates/bitcoin/createWallets.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ BITCOIN_CLI='bitcoin-cli'
 BITCOIN_CLI="$BITCOIN_CLI -regtest"
 <% } %>
 
+USER="`id -u -n`:`id -g -n`"
+
 while [ true ];
 do
-    sleep 5;
+    sleep 10;
     echo "CYPHERNODE: bitcoind is starting"
-    ${BITCOIN_CLI} echo && touch /container_monitor/bitcoin_ready && break || rm -f /container_monitor/bitcoin_ready
+    chown $USER /container_monitor && ${BITCOIN_CLI} echo && touch /container_monitor/bitcoin_ready && chown $USER /container_monitor/bitcoin_ready && break || rm -f /container_monitor/bitcoin_ready
 done
 
 echo "CYPHERNODE: bitcoind is ready"
diff --git a/cyphernodeconf_docker/templates/lightning/c-lightning/entrypoint.sh b/cyphernodeconf_docker/templates/lightning/c-lightning/entrypoint.sh
index 8b9ec7e..37579e3 100755
--- a/cyphernodeconf_docker/templates/lightning/c-lightning/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/cyphernodeconf_docker/templates/lightning/c-lightning/entrypoint.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ while [ -z "${TORIP}" ]; do echo "tor not ready" ; TORIP=$(getent hosts tor | aw
 #TORIP=$(getent hosts tor | awk '{ print $1 }')
 echo "tor ready at IP ${TORIP}"
 
-lightningd --proxy=$TORIP:9050
+exec lightningd --proxy=$TORIP:9050
 <% } else { %>
 
 exec lightningd