diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
index 0f88285..dd03258 100644
Binary files a/.DS_Store and b/.DS_Store differ
diff --git a/ReadMe b/ReadMe
index 6baa703..a02cba4 100644
--- a/ReadMe
+++ b/ReadMe
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Caution: bugs found in automatic updater. Do not use for now
-
 The SetupHelper package provides:
     a set of utilities to simplfy installing modifications to Victron Venus Os
     a mechanism to automatically reinstall them following a Venus OS update
diff --git a/ServiceResources b/ServiceResources
index f39be20..007cb96 100755
--- a/ServiceResources
+++ b/ServiceResources
@@ -10,55 +10,74 @@
 # ONLY if there are changes. This leaves other files managed by supervise untouched.
 #
 # For all functions, $1 specifies the package name
+#
+# functions that begin with _ skip checks and do not log activity
+
+
+# _killServiceProcesses makes sure there are no service processes running
+# The intent is to force supervise to run the new version 
+# must be called from other functions that have already made the necessary checks
 
+_killServiceProcesses ()
+{
+    local pkg=$1
+    ps -lw | grep $pkg | grep -v -e grep -e $$  | awk '{print $3}' | xargs kill > /dev/null 2>&1
+}
 
 # startService and stopService start and stop the service, respectively
 # the 'down' flag is also cleared/set to control service runs in the future
 # startService will cause the service to stop then start again !!!
 
-startService ()
+_startService ()
 {
-    # no service to remove
-    if [ ! -e "/service/$pkg" ]; then
-        return
+    local pkg=$1
+    rm -f "/service/$pkg/down"
+    svc -u "/service/$pkg"
+    if [ -e "/service/$pkg/log" ]; then
+        rm -f "/service/$pkg/log/down"
+        svc -u "/service/$pkg/log"
     fi
+}
+
+startService ()
+{
     # no package specified
     if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
         return
     fi
-
     local pkg=$1
 
-    rm -f "/service/$pkg/down"
-    svc -t "/service/$pkg"
+    if [ -e "/service/$pkg" ]; then
+        logMessage "starting $pkg service"
+        _startService $pkg
+    fi
 }
 
 
-stopService ()
+_stopService ()
 {
-    # no service to remove
-    if [ ! -e "/service/$pkg" ]; then
-        return
-    fi
-    # no package specified
-    if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
-        return
-    fi
-
     local pkg=$1
-
     touch "/service/$pkg/down"
     svc -d "/service/$pkg"
+    if [ -e "/service/$pkg/log" ]; then
+        touch "/service/$pkg/log/down"
+        svc -d "/service/$pkg/log"
+    fi
+    _killServiceProcesses $pkg
 }
 
-# killServiceProcesses makes sure there are no services 
-# internal function only !!!!
-# must be called from other functions that have already made the necessary checks
-
-_killServiceProcesses ()
+stopService ()
 {
+    # no package specified
+    if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+        return
+    fi
     local pkg=$1
-    ps -l | grep $pkg | grep -v -e grep -e $$  | awk '{print $3}' | xargs kill > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+    if [ -e "/service/$pkg" ]; then
+        logMessage "stopping $pkg service"
+        _stopService $pkg
+    fi
 }
 
 #
@@ -67,6 +86,7 @@ _killServiceProcesses ()
 
 _removeService ()
 {
+    local pkg=$1
     # stop the service
     svc -d "/service/$pkg"
 
@@ -79,19 +99,16 @@ _removeService ()
 
 removeService ()
 {
-    # no service to remove
-    if [ ! -e "/service/$pkg" ]; then
-        return
-    fi
     # no package specified
     if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
         return
     fi
-
     local pkg=$1
 
-    logMessage "removing $pkg service"
-    _removeService $pkg
+    if [ -e "/service/$pkg" ]; then
+        logMessage "removing $pkg service"
+        _removeService $pkg
+    fi
 }
 
 
@@ -107,14 +124,14 @@ removeService ()
 
 installService ()
 {
-    # no service to install
-    if [ ! -e "$scriptDir/service" ]; then
-        return
-    fi
     # no package specified
     if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
         return
     fi
+    # no service to install
+    if [ ! -e "$scriptDir/service" ]; then
+        return
+    fi
 
     local pkg=$1
     local serviceRestartNeeded=false
@@ -127,33 +144,22 @@ installService ()
     if [ ! -e "/service/$pkg" ]; then
         logMessage "$pkg installing service"
         cp -R "$scriptDir/service" "/service/$pkg"
-    # service already installed - only copy changed files
+    # service already installed - only copy changed files, then restart service
     else
+        logMessage "restarting $pkg service"
         if [ -f "$scriptDir/service/run" ]; then
             cmp -s "$scriptDir/service/run" "/service/$pkg/run" > /dev/null
             if [ $? != 0 ]; then
                 cp "$scriptDir/service/run" "/service/$pkg/run"
-                serviceRestartNeeded=true
             fi
         fi
         if [ -f "$scriptDir/service/log/run" ]; then
             cmp -s "$scriptDir/service/log/run" "/service/$pkg/log/run" > /dev/null
             if [ $? != 0 ]; then
                 cp "$scriptDir/service/log/run" "/service/$pkg/log/run"
-                 serviceRestartNeeded=true
            fi
         fi
-        if $serviceRestartNeeded ; then
-            logMessage "$pkg updated service - restarting"
-            # stop the service
-            svc -d "/service/$pkg"
-            # kill related processes
-            _killServiceProcesses $pkg
-            # bring service back up
-            if [ ! -f "/service/down" ]; then
-                svc -u "/service/$pkg"
-            fi
-        fi
+        _killServiceProcesses $pkg
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/UpdateResources b/UpdateResources
index 319f1c9..794a0ea 100755
--- a/UpdateResources
+++ b/UpdateResources
@@ -28,18 +28,20 @@ getFromUsb ()
     local archiveTimeStamp=""
     local lastUpdate=""
 
-    # archive found on USB stick - process it
-    if [ -f "$packageArchive" ]; then
-        tar -xzf "$packageArchive" -C /data
-        if [ ! -d "$packageDir-$gitHubBranch" ]; then
-            logMessage "ERROR: $packageArchive did not contain $package"
-            return 0
-        fi
+    # no archive found on USB stick - process it
+    if [ ! -f "$packageArchive" ]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    tar -xzf "$packageArchive" -C /data
+    if [ ! -d "$packageDir-$gitHubBranch" ]; then
+        logMessage "ERROR: $packageArchive did not contain $package"
+        return 0
     fi
 
     # get the timeStamp from local copy of package
     if [ -f "$packageDir/timeStamp" ]; then
-        lastUpdate=$(cat "$packageDir/gitHubTimeStamp")
+        lastUpdate=$(cat "$packageDir/timeStamp")
     else
         lastUpdate=""
     fi
@@ -108,12 +110,13 @@ getFromGitHub ()
 
 # install the archive and run setup script
 #
-# $1 is the flag to allow running the script with user interaction
+# $1 is the package name
+# $2 is the flag to allow running the script with user interaction
 
 doUpdate ()
 {
-    local pkgService="/service/$package"
-    local pkgServiceDir="$packageDir/service"
+    local package=$1
+    local packageDir="/data/$package"
 
     if [ $# > 0 ] && [ $1 == 'prompting' ]; then
         installOk=true
diff --git a/packageAutoUpdater b/packageAutoUpdater
index f8adc71..a304cc0 100755
--- a/packageAutoUpdater
+++ b/packageAutoUpdater
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 # get the full, unambiguous path to this script
 scriptDir="$( cd "$(dirname $0)" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; /bin/pwd -P )"
-packageName=$(basename "$scriptDir")
+packageame=$(basename "$scriptDir")
 shortScriptName=$(basename "$scriptDir")/$(basename "$0")
 
 source "/data/SetupHelper/LogHandler"
diff --git a/packageInstaller b/packageInstaller
index a48f268..8bf6df1 100755
--- a/packageInstaller
+++ b/packageInstaller
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ for package in $allPackages; do
             updateSetupHelper=true
         # update the package with user interaction if it is needed to do a full install (not reinstall)
         else
-            doUpdate 'propmting'
+            doUpdate $package 'propmting'
         fi
     else
         rm -rf "$packageDir-$gitHubBranch"
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ done
 # this prevents stepping on SetupHelper resources
 # (this script will complete even if it's replaced)
 if $updateSetupHelper ; then
-    doUpdate "SetupHelper"
+    doUpdate "SetupHelper" 'propmting'
 fi
 if $rebootNeeded ; then
     echo
diff --git a/setup b/setup
index edf508e..70fefb0 100755
--- a/setup
+++ b/setup
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ if [ $scriptAction == 'NONE' ] ; then
             echo "  Quit (q) without further action"
             echo "  Display setup log (s) outputs the last 100 lines of the log"
             echo
+            echo "  Enable/disable automatic GitHub package updates (g)"
             echo "  Manually install packages from GitHub or USB stick (p)"
             echo
             fullPrompt=false
@@ -72,7 +73,23 @@ if [ $scriptAction == 'NONE' ] ; then
             [sS]*)
                 displayLog $setupLogFile
                 ;;
-
+            [gG]*)
+                if [ -f "$setupOptionsDir/autoGitHubUpdate" ]; then
+                    echo "Automatic GitHub updates are currently ENABLED"
+                else
+                    echo "Automatic GitHub updates are currently disabled"
+                fi
+                read -p "Enable (e) / Disable (d) / no change(cr)?: " response
+                if [ ! -z $response ]; then
+                    if [ $response == 'e' ] || [ $response == 'E' ]; then
+                        logMessage "enabling automatic GitHub package updates"
+                        touch "$setupOptionsDir/autoGitHubUpdate"
+                    elif [ $response == 'd' ] || [ $response == 'D' ]; then 
+                        logMessage "disabling automatic GitHub package updates"
+                        rm -f "$setupOptionsDir/autoGitHubUpdate"
+                    fi
+                fi
+                ;;
             [pP]*)
                 "$scriptDir/packageInstaller"
                 fullPrompt=true
@@ -86,7 +103,7 @@ if [ $scriptAction == 'NONE' ] ; then
 fi
 
 if [ $scriptAction == 'INSTALL' ] ; then
-#    installService $packageName
+    installService $packageName
 fi
 
 if [ $scriptAction == 'UNINSTALL' ] ; then
diff --git a/timeStamp b/timeStamp
index 0ed4d3a..1b10da4 100644
--- a/timeStamp
+++ b/timeStamp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1623570682
+1623607950