diff --git a/home/pi/candle/late.sh b/home/pi/candle/late.sh
index c8a907a..4860394 100644
--- a/home/pi/candle/late.sh
+++ b/home/pi/candle/late.sh
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ then
     #echo "current hostname: $(hostname -I)"
     if [ "$(hostname -I)" = "" ]
     then
-      echo "Candle: rc.local doing post_bootup_actions: no network yet $i" >> /dev/kmsg
+      echo "Candle: late.sh doing post_bootup_actions: no network yet $i" >> /dev/kmsg
       echo "no network yet $i"
       sleep 1    
     else
-      echo "Candle: rc.local doing post_bootup_actions: IP address detected: $(hostname -I)" >> /dev/kmsg
+      echo "Candle: late.sh doing post_bootup_actions: IP address detected: $(hostname -I)" >> /dev/kmsg
       break
     fi
   done
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ then
   # Force a synchronisation with a time server to avoid certificate issues
   if [ -f /boot/candle_hardware_clock.txt ]
   then
-    echo "Candle: rc.local doing post_bootup_actions: hardware clock detected, forcing sync with NTP server" >> /dev/kmsg
+    echo "Candle: late.sh doing post_bootup_actions: hardware clock detected, forcing sync with NTP server" >> /dev/kmsg
     rm /boot/candle_hardware_clock.txt
     sudo systemctl start systemd-timesyncd
   fi
@@ -74,29 +74,34 @@ fi
 
 
 # Do aditional checks for missing files, and restore them if possible.
+# Do aditional checks for missing files, and restore them if possible. late.sh does this too, as a fallback.
 if [ -d /home/pi/candle/configuration-files-backup ]; then
-    if rsync --ignore-existing --dry-run -vri /home/pi/candle/configuration-files-backup/* / | grep -q  +++++; then
+    if rsync --ignore-existing --dry-run --inplace -vri /home/pi/candle/configuration-files-backup/* / | grep -q  +++++; then
         echo "Candle: ERROR, late.sh detected missing files. Attempting to fix" >> /dev/kmsg
         echo "$(date) - ERROR, late.sh detected missing files. Attempting to fix." >> /boot/candle_log.txt
         if [ -d /ro ]; then
             if [ -d /ro/home/pi/candle/configuration-files-backup ]; then
                 sudo mount -o remount,ro /rw
-                rsync --ignore-existing -vr /ro/home/pi/candle/configuration-files-backup/* /ro >> /dev/kmsg
+                rsync --ignore-existing --inplace -vri /ro/home/pi/candle/configuration-files-backup/* /ro > /boot/candle_fix.txt
                 sudo mount -o remount,ro /ro
             fi
         else
-            rsync --ignore-existing -vr /home/pi/candle/configuration-files-backup/* / >> /dev/kmsg
+            rsync -vr --ignore-existing --inplace /home/pi/candle/configuration-files-backup/* / >> /dev/kmsg
         fi
         
         sleep 2
-        if rsync --ignore-existing --dry-run -vri /home/pi/candle/configuration-files-backup/* / | grep -q  +++++; then
+        if rsync --ignore-existing --inplace --dry-run -vri /home/pi/candle/configuration-files-backup/* / | grep -q  +++++; then
             echo "Candle: ERROR, late.sh: missing files fix failed" >> /dev/kmsg
-            echo "$(date) - ERROR, late.sh: missing files fix failed" >> /boot/candle_log.txt
+            echo "$(date) - ERROR, late.sh: missing files fix failed. See candle_fix_failed.txt" >> /boot/candle_log.txt
+            rsync --ignore-existing --inplace --dry-run -vri /home/pi/candle/configuration-files-backup/* / > /boot/candle_fix_failed.txt
         else
             echo "Candle: late.sh: missing files fix succeeded" >> /dev/kmsg
             echo "$(date) - late.sh: missing files fix succeeded" >> /boot/candle_log.txt
+            if [ -f /boot/candle_failed_fix.txt ]; then
+                rm /boot/candle_failed_fix.txt
+            fi
         fi
     fi
 else
-    echo "Candle: warning, configuration files backup dir does not exist" >> /dev/kmsg
+    echo "Candle: late.sh: warning, configuration files backup dir does not exist" >> /dev/kmsg
 fi