diff --git a/liveMonitor.py b/liveMonitor.py
index 076ed5c..08a66bb 100644
--- a/liveMonitor.py
+++ b/liveMonitor.py
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 from sendToLive import uploadOneEvent
 import datetime
 import logging
-from RMS.Logger import initLogging
 import RMS.ConfigReader as cr
 from stat import ST_INO
 from uploadToArchive import readKeyFile, readIniFile
+from ukmonPostProc import setupLogging
 
 
-log = logging.getLogger("logger")
+log = logging.getLogger()
 
 timetowait = 30 # seconds to wait for a new line before deciding the log is stale
 
@@ -54,12 +54,11 @@ def monitorLogFile(camloc, rmscfg):
     """
     cfg = cr.parse(os.path.expanduser(rmscfg))
 
-    
-    log = logging.getLogger("logger")
-    while len(log.handlers) > 0:
-        log.removeHandler(log.handlers[0])
-        
-    initLogging(cfg, 'ukmonlive_')
+    datadir = cfg.data_dir
+    logdir = os.path.expanduser(os.path.join(datadir, cfg.log_dir))
+
+    setupLogging(logdir, 'ukmonlive_')
+
     log.info('--------------------------------')
     log.info('    live feed started')
     log.info('--------------------------------')
@@ -79,8 +78,6 @@ def monitorLogFile(camloc, rmscfg):
         log.error('config file not present, aborting')
         exit(1)
 
-    datadir = cfg.data_dir
-    logdir = os.path.expanduser(os.path.join(datadir, cfg.log_dir))
     keepon = True
     logf = ''
     capdir = ''
diff --git a/refreshTools.sh b/refreshTools.sh
index 8022feb..d76493d 100755
--- a/refreshTools.sh
+++ b/refreshTools.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if [[ "$LOCATION" != "NOTCONFIGURED"  && "$LOCATION" != "" ]] ; then
     loopctr=0
     echo "Checking RMS update not in progress"
     while [ $loopctr -lt 10 ] ; do
-            grep XX0001 $RMSCFG
+            grep XX0001 $RMSCFG | grep stationID:
             [ $? -eq 1 ] && break
             echo "RMS update in progress or station not configured, trying again in a minute"
             sleep 60
diff --git a/ukmonPostProc.py b/ukmonPostProc.py
index 9fe69b4..6d67455 100644
--- a/ukmonPostProc.py
+++ b/ukmonPostProc.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
+import glob
+import time
 
 import Utils.BatchFFtoImage as bff2i
 import Utils.GenerateMP4s as gmp4
@@ -46,10 +48,22 @@ def setupLogging(logpath, prefix):
     log.addHandler(ch)
 
     log.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+    purgeOldLogs(logdir, prefix)
+
     log.info('logging initialised')
     return 
 
 
+def purgeOldLogs(logdir, logpref, days=30):
+    reftime = time.time() - 86400*days
+    for logf in glob.glob(os.path.join(logdir, logpref + '*.log*')):
+        if os.path.getmtime(logf) < reftime:
+            log.debug('removing old log', logf)
+            os.remove(logf)
+    return 
+
+
 def rmsExternal(cap_dir, arch_dir, config):
     """ Called from RMS to trigger the UKMON specific code  
 
@@ -108,8 +122,9 @@ def rmsExternal(cap_dir, arch_dir, config):
     log.info('uploading remaining files to archive')
     uploadToArchive(arch_dir, keys=keys)
 
-    # do not remote reboot lock file if running another script
+    # do not remove reboot lock file if running another script
     # os.remove(rebootlockfile)
+    
     extrascrfn = os.path.join(myloc, 'extrascript')
     if os.path.isfile(extrascrfn):
         extrascript = open(extrascrfn,'r').readline().strip()
@@ -129,6 +144,7 @@ def rmsExternal(cap_dir, arch_dir, config):
             log.info('unable to remove reboot lock file, pi will not reboot')
             pass
 
+    log.info('done')
     # clear log handlers again
     while len(log.handlers) > 0:
         log.removeHandler(log.handlers[0])