diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dfa2cfe..adddbaf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ domp4s
 extrascript
 dotimelapse
 .config.backup
+ukmon.ini
 
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
diff --git a/refreshTools.sh b/refreshTools.sh
index 5c77b75..7b01593 100755
--- a/refreshTools.sh
+++ b/refreshTools.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ git stash
 git pull
 git stash apply
 
+if [ ! -f $here/ukmon.ini ] ; then
+    echo  "# config data for this station" > $here/ukmon.ini
+    echo  "export LOCATION=NOTCONFIGURED" >> $here/ukmon.ini
+    echo  "export UKMONHELPER=3.8.65.98" >> $here/ukmon.ini
+    echo  "export UKMONKEY=~/.ssh/ukmon" >> $here/ukmon.ini
+fi 
+
 if [ -f  $here/.firstrun ] ; then 
     if [[ "$LOCATION" != "NOTCONFIGURED"  && "$LOCATION" != "" ]] ; then
         if [ $(file $here/ukmon.ini | grep CRLF | wc -l) -ne 0 ] ; then
@@ -57,6 +64,7 @@ else
         read -p "Press any key to continue"
     fi
 fi
+
 if [ $(grep ukmonPost ~/source/RMS/.config | wc -l) -eq 0 ] ; then
     python -c 'import ukmonPostProc as pp ; pp.installUkmonFeed();'
 fi 
diff --git a/ukmonPostProc.py b/ukmonPostProc.py
index 7ba4325..4ca2505 100644
--- a/ukmonPostProc.py
+++ b/ukmonPostProc.py
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ def rmsExternal(cap_dir, arch_dir, config):
 
     uploadToArchive.uploadToArchive(arch_dir, log)
 
-    os.remove(rebootlockfile)
-
+    # do not remote reboot lock file if running another script
+    # os.remove(rebootlockfile)
     try:
         with open(os.path.join(myloc, 'extrascript'),'r') as extraf:
             extrascript=extraf.readline().strip()