diff --git a/bashbot.sh b/bashbot.sh
index 6e2ceb5..9d70bcb 100755
--- a/bashbot.sh
+++ b/bashbot.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #     8 - curl/wget missing
 #     10 - not bash!
 #
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.21-pre-10-g726357a
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.21-pre-11-g03c8c9d
 ##################################################################
 
 # emmbeded system may claim bash but it is not
@@ -140,9 +140,7 @@ RUNDIR="$(dirname "$0")"
 MODULEDIR="${SCRIPTDIR}/modules"
 
 # adjust locations based on source and real name
-if [ "${SCRIPT}" != "${REALME}" ] || [ "$1" = "source" ]; then
-	SOURCE="yes"
-fi
+[[ "${SCRIPT}" != "${REALME}" || "$1" == "source" ]] && SOURCE="yes"
 
 if [ -n "$BASHBOT_HOME" ]; then
 	SCRIPTDIR="$BASHBOT_HOME"
@@ -210,8 +208,7 @@ if [ -z "${BOTTOKEN}" ]; then
 	printf "Running headless, set BOTTOKEN or run ${SCRIPT} init first!\n"
 	exit 2 
     else
-	printf "${RED}ENTER BOT TOKEN...${NN}"
-	printf "${ORANGE}PLEASE WRITE YOUR TOKEN HERE OR PRESS CTRL+C TO ABORT${NN}"
+	printf "${RED}ENTER BOT TOKEN...${NN}${ORANGE}PLEASE WRITE YOUR TOKEN HERE OR PRESS CTRL+C TO ABORT${NN}"
 	read -r token
 	printf "\n"
     fi
@@ -223,8 +220,7 @@ if [ -z "${BOTTOKEN}" ]; then
      if [ -z "${INTERACTIVE}" ]; then
 	printf "Running headless, set botadmin to AUTO MODE!\n"
      else
-	printf "${RED}ENTER BOT ADMIN...${NN}"
-	printf "${ORANGE}PLEASE WRITE YOUR TELEGRAM ID HERE OR PRESS ENTER\nTO MAKE FIRST USER TYPING '/start' BOT ADMIN${NN}?\b"
+	printf "${RED}ENTER BOT ADMIN...${NN}${ORANGE}PLEASE WRITE YOUR TELEGRAM ID HERE OR PRESS ENTER\nTO MAKE FIRST USER TYPING '/start' BOT ADMIN${NN}?\b"
 	read -r admin
      fi
      [ -z "${admin}" ] && admin='?'
diff --git a/xxx b/xxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..499b6c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xxx
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# CREATE botconfig if not exist
+# assume everything already set up correctly if TOKEN is set
+if [ -z "${BOTTOKEN}" ]; then
+  # BOTCONFIG does not exist, create
+  [ ! -f "${BOTCONFIG}.jssh" ] && printf '["bot_config_key"]\t"config_key_value"\n' >>"${BOTCONFIG}.jssh"
+  if [ -z "$(getConfigKey "bottoken")" ]; then
+    # ask user for bot token
+    if [ -z "${INTERACTIVE}" ] && [ "$1" != "init" ]; then
+	printf "Running headless, set BOTTOKEN or run ${SCRIPT} init first!\n"
+	exit 2 
+    else
+	printf "${RED}ENTER BOT TOKEN...${NN}${ORANGE}PLEASE WRITE YOUR TOKEN HERE OR PRESS CTRL+C TO ABORT${NN}"
+	read -r token
+	printf "\n"
+    fi
+    [ -n "${token}" ] && printf '["bottoken"]\t"%s"\n'  "${token}" >> "${BOTCONFIG}.jssh"
+  fi
+  # no botadmin, setup botadmin
+  if [ -z "$(getConfigKey "botadmin")" ]; then
+     # ask user for bot admin
+     if [ -z "${INTERACTIVE}" ]; then
+	printf "Running headless, set botadmin to AUTO MODE!\n"
+     else
+	printf "${RED}ENTER BOT ADMIN...${NN}${ORANGE}PLEASE WRITE YOUR TELEGRAM ID HERE OR PRESS ENTER\nTO MAKE FIRST USER TYPING '/start' BOT ADMIN${NN}?\b"
+	read -r admin
+     fi
+     [ -z "${admin}" ] && admin='?'
+     printf '["botadmin"]\t"%s"\n'  "${admin}" >> "${BOTCONFIG}.jssh"
+  fi
+  # setup botacl file
+  if [ ! -f "${BOTACL}" ]; then
+	printf "${GREY}Create initial ${BOTACL} file.${NN}"
+	printf '\n' >"${BOTACL}"
+  fi
+  # check data dir file
+  if [ ! -w "${DATADIR}" ]; then
+	printf "${RED}ERROR: ${DATADIR} does not exist or is not writeable!.${NN}"
+	exit 2
+  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}"
+	ls -l "${COUNTFILE}.jssh"
+	exit 2
+  fi
+  # setup blocked file 
+  if [ ! -f "${BLOCKEDFILE}.jssh" ]; then
+	printf '["blocked_user_or_chat_id"]\t"name and reason"\n' >>"${BLOCKEDFILE}.jssh"
+  fi
+fi
+