diff --git a/bsp/default/root_file_system/etc/configurator.sh b/bsp/default/root_file_system/etc/configurator.sh
index 136e8350..4dd6237a 100644
--- a/bsp/default/root_file_system/etc/configurator.sh
+++ b/bsp/default/root_file_system/etc/configurator.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # Netmon Configurator (C) 2010-2012 Freifunk Oldenburg
 # Lizenz: GPL v3
 
+test -f /tmp/started || exit
+
 #Get the configuration from the uci configuration file
 #If it does not exists, then get it from a normal bash file with variables.
 if [ -f /etc/config/configurator ];then
diff --git a/bsp/default/root_file_system/etc/nodewatcher.sh b/bsp/default/root_file_system/etc/nodewatcher.sh
index 89b92ff3..9d1a2ce1 100755
--- a/bsp/default/root_file_system/etc/nodewatcher.sh
+++ b/bsp/default/root_file_system/etc/nodewatcher.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 SCRIPT_VERSION="30"
 
+test -f /tmp/started || exit
+
 #Get the configuration from the uci configuration file
 #If it does not exists, then get it from a normal bash file with variables.
 if [ -f /etc/config/nodewatcher ];then
diff --git a/bsp/default/root_file_system/etc/wlanwatchdog.sh b/bsp/default/root_file_system/etc/wlanwatchdog.sh
index 02096020..ebf7200e 100755
--- a/bsp/default/root_file_system/etc/wlanwatchdog.sh
+++ b/bsp/default/root_file_system/etc/wlanwatchdog.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/ash
+	
+test -f /tmp/started || exit
 
 # environment
 . "/tmp/environment" || exit 1