diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-rss b/src/freedombone-app-rss
index ade8c8fc..be954835 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-rss
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-rss
@@ -323,20 +323,10 @@ function install_rss_main {
     rss_create_database
 
     RSS_READER_ONION_HOSTNAME=$(add_onion_service rss 80 ${RSS_READER_ONION_PORT})
-    if [[ "$RSS_READER_ONION_HOSTNAME" != *".onion" ]]; then
-        echo $'Unable to create onion address for rss reader site'
-        echo "$RSS_READER_ONION_HOSTNAME"
-        exit 7352582
-    fi
 
-    sleep 4
+    sleep 2
 
     RSS_MOBILE_READER_ONION_HOSTNAME=$(add_onion_service rss_mobile 80 ${RSS_MOBILE_READER_ONION_PORT})
-    if [[ "$RSS_MOBILE_READER_ONION_HOSTNAME" != *".onion" ]]; then
-        echo $'Unable to create onion address for rss mobile site'
-        echo "$RSS_MOBILE_READER_ONION_HOSTNAME"
-        exit 7639532
-    fi
 
     echo 'server {' > /etc/nginx/sites-available/$RSS_READER_DOMAIN_NAME
     echo "  listen 127.0.0.1:$RSS_MOBILE_READER_ONION_PORT;" >> /etc/nginx/sites-available/$RSS_READER_DOMAIN_NAME
diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-onion b/src/freedombone-utils-onion
index 85cf6658..8e3c4a8c 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-onion
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-onion
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ TOR_MAX_TRAFFIC_PER_DAY_GB=3
 TOR_PACKAGE_UPSTREAM='http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org'
 TOR_GPG_KEY='A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89'
 
+HIDDEN_SERVICE_PATH='/var/lib/tor/hidden_service_'
+
 function add_email_hostname {
     extra_email_hostname="$1"
     email_hostnames=$(cat /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf | grep "dc_other_hostnames" | awk -F "'" '{print $2}')
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ function wait_for_onion_service_base {
     onion_service_name="$1"
 
     sleep_ctr=0
-    while [ ! -f /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_${onion_service_name}/hostname ]; do
+    while [ ! -f ${HIDDEN_SERVICE_PATH}${onion_service_name}/hostname ]; do
         sleep 1
         sleep_ctr=$((sleep_ctr + 1))
         if [ $sleep_ctr -gt 10 ]; then
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ function wait_for_onion_service {
 
     wait_for_onion_service_base ${onion_service_name}
 
-    if [ ! -f /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_${onion_service_name}/hostname ]; then
+    if [ ! -f ${HIDDEN_SERVICE_PATH}${onion_service_name}/hostname ]; then
         # try a second time
         onion_update
         wait_for_onion_service_base ${onion_service_name}
@@ -95,13 +97,13 @@ function remove_onion_service {
             fi
         fi
     fi
-    if [ -d /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_${onion_service_name} ]; then
-        shred -zu /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_${onion_service_name}/*
-        rm -rf /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_${onion_service_name}
+    if [ -d ${HIDDEN_SERVICE_PATH}${onion_service_name} ]; then
+        shred -zu ${HIDDEN_SERVICE_PATH}${onion_service_name}/*
+        rm -rf ${HIDDEN_SERVICE_PATH}${onion_service_name}
     fi
-    if [ -d /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_${onion_service_name}_mobile ]; then
-        shred -zu /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_${onion_service_name}_mobile/*
-        rm -rf /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_${onion_service_name}_mobile
+    if [ -d ${HIDDEN_SERVICE_PATH}${onion_service_name}_mobile ]; then
+        shred -zu ${HIDDEN_SERVICE_PATH}${onion_service_name}_mobile/*
+        rm -rf ${HIDDEN_SERVICE_PATH}${onion_service_name}_mobile
     fi
     remove_completion_param "${onion_service_name} onion domain"
     onion_update
@@ -113,8 +115,8 @@ function add_onion_service {
     onion_service_port_to=$3
     onion_stealth_name="$4"
 
-    if [ -f /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_${onion_service_name}/hostname ]; then
-        echo $(cat /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_${onion_service_name}/hostname)
+    if [ -f ${HIDDEN_SERVICE_PATH}${onion_service_name}/hostname ]; then
+        echo $(cat ${HIDDEN_SERVICE_PATH}${onion_service_name}/hostname)
         return
     fi
 
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ function add_onion_service {
         exit 877367
     fi
     if ! grep -q "hidden_service_${onion_service_name}" /etc/tor/torrc; then
-        echo "HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_${onion_service_name}/" >> /etc/tor/torrc
+        echo "HiddenServiceDir ${HIDDEN_SERVICE_PATH}${onion_service_name}/" >> /etc/tor/torrc
         echo "HiddenServicePort ${onion_service_port_from} 127.0.0.1:${onion_service_port_to}" >> /etc/tor/torrc
         if [ ${#onion_stealth_name} -gt 0 ]; then
             echo "HiddenServiceAuthorizeClient stealth ${onion_stealth_name}" >> /etc/tor/torrc
@@ -135,12 +137,12 @@ function add_onion_service {
     function_check wait_for_onion_service
     wait_for_onion_service ${onion_service_name}
 
-    if [ ! -f /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_${onion_service_name}/hostname ]; then
+    if [ ! -f ${HIDDEN_SERVICE_PATH}${onion_service_name}/hostname ]; then
         echo $"${onion_service_name} onion site hostname not found"
         exit 763624
     fi
 
-    onion_address=$(cat /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_${onion_service_name}/hostname)
+    onion_address=$(cat ${HIDDEN_SERVICE_PATH}${onion_service_name}/hostname)
 
     # Record the domain in the completion file
     set_completion_param "${onion_service_name} onion domain" "${onion_address}"