diff --git a/src/CoreOS/CoreOS-Info.plist b/src/CoreOS/CoreOS-Info.plist
index c0d2354..47b2643 100644
--- a/src/CoreOS/CoreOS-Info.plist
+++ b/src/CoreOS/CoreOS-Info.plist
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>APPL</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>1.4.4</string>
+	<string>1.4.5</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>523</string>
+	<string>525</string>
 	<key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>
 	<string>public.app-category.utilities</string>
 	<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
diff --git a/src/cloud-init/user-data b/src/cloud-init/user-data
index 818e99b..cb103e4 100644
--- a/src/cloud-init/user-data
+++ b/src/cloud-init/user-data
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ coreos:
     reboot-strategy: off
   etcd2:
     name: core-01
+    data-dir: /data/var/lib/etcd2
     initial-advertise-peer-urls: http://127.0.0.1:2380
     initial-cluster-token: core-01_etcd
     initial-cluster: core-01=http://127.0.0.1:2380
@@ -33,19 +34,21 @@ coreos:
       command: start
       content: |
         [Unit]
-        Description=Formats the persistent drive (if not formated yet)
+        Description=Formats the persistent drive (if not formated)
+        Requires=data.mount
+        Before=data.mount
         [Service]
         Type=oneshot
         RemainAfterExit=yes
-        ExecStart=/bin/sh -c '/usr/sbin/blkid -pi /dev/vda | grep TYPE= || /usr/sbin/mkfs.ext4 -i 8192 /dev/vda'
+        ExecStart=/bin/sh -c '/usr/sbin/blkid -pi /dev/vda | grep TYPE= || /usr/sbin/mkfs.ext4 -i 8192 -L core_data /dev/vda'
     - name: data.mount
       command: start
       content: |
         [Unit]
         Description=Mounts ephemeral to /data
-        Requires=format-persistent-disk.service etcd2.service fleet.service docker.service rkt-metadata.socket
+        Requires=format-persistent-disk.service etcd2.service docker.service rkt-metadata.socket
         After=format-persistent-disk.service
-        Before=etcd2.service fleet.service docker.service rkt-metadata.socket
+        Before=etcd2.service docker.service rkt-metadata.socket
         [Mount]
         What=/dev/vda
         Where=/data
@@ -55,30 +58,18 @@ coreos:
       content: |
         [Unit]
         Description=prepare for etcd,docker,rkt,opt
-        Requires=data.mount
+        Requires=data.mount etcd2.service
+        Before=etcd2.service
         After=data.mount
         [Service]
         Type=oneshot
         RemainAfterExit=yes
+        ExecStart=/bin/sh -c '[[ -d /data/var/lib/etcd2 ]] || mkdir -p /data/var/lib/etcd2 && /usr/bin/chown etcd:etcd /data/var/lib/etcd2'
+        ExecStart=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/chown etcd:etcd /data/var/lib/etcd2'
         ExecStart=/bin/sh -c '[[ -d /data/var/lib/docker ]] || mkdir -p /data/var/lib/docker'
         ExecStart=/bin/sh -c '[[ -d /data/var/lib/rkt ]] || mkdir -p /data/var/lib/rkt && /usr/bin/chown root:rkt /data/var/lib/rkt && /usr/bin/chmod g+s /data/var/lib/rkt'
-        ExecStart=/bin/sh -c '[[ -d /data/var/lib/etcd2 ]] || mkdir -p /data/var/lib/etcd2 && /usr/bin/chown etcd:etcd /data/var/lib/etcd2'
-        ExecStart=/bin/sh -c '[[ -d /data/opt/bin ]] || mkdir -p /data/opt/bin'
         ExecStart=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/chown root:rkt /data/var/lib/rkt && /usr/bin/chmod g+s /data/var/lib/rkt'
-        ExecStart=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/chown etcd:etcd /data/var/lib/etcd2'
-    - name: var-lib-etcd2.mount
-      command: start
-      content: |
-        [Unit]
-        Description=Binds /data/var/lib/etcd2 to /var/lib/etcd2
-        After=persistent-data-checks.service
-        Requires=persistent-data-checks docker.service etcd2.service
-        Before=etcd2.service
-        [Mount]
-        What=/data/var/lib/etcd2
-        Where=/var/lib/etcd2
-        Type=none
-        Options=bind
+        ExecStart=/bin/sh -c '[[ -d /data/opt/bin ]] || mkdir -p /data/opt/bin'
     - name: var-lib-docker.mount
       command: start
       content: |
diff --git a/src/destroy.command b/src/destroy.command
index 9cf4126..47eadbe 100755
--- a/src/destroy.command
+++ b/src/destroy.command
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ res_folder=$(cat ~/coreos-osx/.env/resouces_path)
 # path to the bin folder where we store our binary files
 export PATH=${HOME}/coreos-osx/bin:$PATH
 
-# get VM IP
-vm_ip=$(/usr/local/sbin/corectl q -i core-01)
-
 
 LOOP=1
 while [ $LOOP -gt 0 ]
diff --git a/src/first-init.command b/src/first-init.command
index 0270e13..bc1c87d 100755
--- a/src/first-init.command
+++ b/src/first-init.command
@@ -91,8 +91,11 @@ echo " "
 #
 cd ~/coreos-osx
 
-# open bash shell
-/bin/bash
-
+# open user's preferred shell
+if [[ ! -z "$SHELL" ]]; then
+    $SHELL
+else
+    /bin/bash
+fi
 
 
diff --git a/src/os_shell.command b/src/os_shell.command
index d735b80..6cc83de 100755
--- a/src/os_shell.command
+++ b/src/os_shell.command
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ cd ~/coreos-osx
 #
 echo " "
 echo "Preset CoreOS VM App shell ..."
+echo " "
+
+# open user's preferred shell
+if [[ ! -z "$SHELL" ]]; then
+    $SHELL
+else
+    /bin/bash
+fi
 
-# open bash shell
-/bin/bash
diff --git a/src/up.command b/src/up.command
index 65121b9..70c00ea 100755
--- a/src/up.command
+++ b/src/up.command
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ new_vm=0
 # check if data disk exists, if not create it
 if [ ! -f $HOME/coreos-osx/data.img ]; then
     echo " "
-    echo "Data disk does not exist, it will be created now ..."
+    echo "CoreOS VM data disk does not exist, it will be created now ..."
     create_data_disk
     new_vm=1
 fi
@@ -105,5 +105,10 @@ cd ~/coreos-osx
 echo " "
 echo "Preset CoreOS VM App shell ..."
 
-# open bash shell
-/bin/bash
+# open user's preferred shell
+if [[ ! -z "$SHELL" ]]; then
+    $SHELL
+else
+    /bin/bash
+fi
+