diff --git a/bashbot.sh b/bashbot.sh
index c381468..aa7a71e 100755
--- a/bashbot.sh
+++ b/bashbot.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ BOTCOMMANDS="-h  help  init  start  stop  status  suspendback  resumeback  killb
 #     8 - curl/wget missing
 #     10 - not bash!
 #
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.41-0-gad1b91f
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.45-dev-1-g34455c2
 ##################################################################
 
 # are we running in a terminal?
@@ -178,10 +178,10 @@ RUNDIR="$(dirname "$0")"
 MODULEDIR="${SCRIPTDIR}/modules"
 
 # adjust stuff for source, use return from source without source
-alias exit_source='exit'
+exit_source() { exit "$1"; }
 if [[ "${SCRIPT}" != "${REALME}" || "$1" == "source" ]]; then
 	SOURCE="yes"
-	[ -z "$1" ] && alias exit_source='printf "Exit from source ...\n";return'
+	[ -z "$1" ] && exit_source() { printf "Exit from source ...\n"; return "$1"; }
 fi
 
 # emmbeded system may claim bash but it is not
@@ -282,16 +282,14 @@ if [ -z "${BOTTOKEN}" ]; then
   fi
   # check data dir file
   if [ ! -w "${DATADIR}" ]; then
-	printf "${RED}ERROR: ${DATADIR} does not exist or is not writeable!.${NN}"
-	exit_source 2
+	printf "${RED}WARNING: ${DATADIR} does not exist or is not writeable!.${NN}"
   fi
   # setup count file 
   if [ ! -f "${COUNTFILE}.jssh" ]; then
 	printf '["counted_user_chat_id"]\t"num_messages_seen"\n' >> "${COUNTFILE}.jssh"
   elif [ ! -w "${COUNTFILE}.jssh" ]; then
-	printf "${RED}ERROR: Can't write to ${COUNTFILE}!.${NN}"
+	printf "${RED}WARNING: Can't write to ${COUNTFILE}!.${NN}"
 	ls -l "${COUNTFILE}.jssh"
-	exit_source 2
   fi
   # setup blocked file 
   if [ ! -f "${BLOCKEDFILE}.jssh" ]; then
diff --git a/bin/bashbot_init.inc.sh b/bin/bashbot_init.inc.sh
index 382b0ec..7c918cf 100644
--- a/bin/bashbot_init.inc.sh
+++ b/bin/bashbot_init.inc.sh
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 # 
 #         USAGE: source bashbot_init.inc.sh
 #
-#   DESCRIPTION: extend / overwrite bashbot initialisation 
+#   DESCRIPTION: extend / overwrite bashbot initialisation
 # 
 #	LICENSE: WTFPLv2 http://www.wtfpl.net/txt/copying/
 #        AUTHOR: KayM (gnadelwartz), kay@rrr.de
 #       CREATED: 27.01.2021 13:42
 #
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.40-0-gf9dab50
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.45-dev-1-g34455c2
 #===============================================================================
 # shellcheck disable=SC2059
 
@@ -54,17 +54,23 @@ bot_init() {
 		[ -r "${addons}" ] && source "${addons}" "init" "${DEBUG}"
 	done
 	printf "Done.\n"
-	# ask for bashbot user
-	# shellcheck disable=SC2153
-	runuser="${RUNUSER}"; [ "${UID}" = "0" ] && runuser="nobody"
+	# guess bashbot from botconfig.jssh owner:group
+	[ -f "${BOTCONFIG}.jssh" ] && runuser="$(stat -c '%U' "${BOTCONFIG}.jssh"):$(stat -c '%G' "${BOTCONFIG}.jssh")"
+	# empty or ":" use user running init, nobody for root
+	if [ "${#runuser}" -lt 3 ]; then
+		# shellcheck disable=SC2153
+		runuser="${RUNUSER}"
+		[ "${UID}" = "0" ] && runuser="nobody"
+	fi
 	printf "Enter User to run bashbot [${runuser}]: "
 	read -r chown
-	[ -z "${chown}" ] && chown="${runuser}"; touser="${chown%:*}"
+	[ -z "${chown}" ] && chown="${runuser}"
+	touser="${chown%:*}"
 	# check user ...
 	if ! id "${touser}" &>/dev/null; then
 		printf "${RED}User \"${touser}\" does not exist!${NN}"
 		exit 3
-	elif [[ "${UID}" != "0" && "${touser}" != "${runuser}" ]]; then
+	elif [[ "${UID}" != "0" && "${touser}" != "${RUNUSER}" ]]; then
 		# different user but not root ...
 		printf "${ORANGE}You are not root, adjusting permissions may fail. Try \"sudo ./bashbot.sh init\"${NN}Press <CTRL+C> to stop or <Enter> to continue..." 1>&2
 		[ -n "${INTERACTIVE}" ] && read -r runuser