diff --git a/src/freedombone-prep b/src/freedombone-prep
index 8ec2adc5..a5bb28c6 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-prep
+++ b/src/freedombone-prep
@@ -225,6 +225,13 @@ $SUDO sed -i '/iface usb0 inet static/,/    gateway 192.168.7.1/ s/^/#/' $MICROS
 $SUDO sed -i "s/nameserver.*/nameserver $NAMESERVER1/g" $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/resolv.conf
 $SUDO sed -i "/nameserver $NAMESERVER1/a\nameserver $NAMESERVER2" $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/resolv.conf
 
+# copy the commands to the card
+$SUDO cp -f /usr/local/bin/freedombone* $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/usr/local/bin/
+if [ ! -f $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/usr/local/bin/freedombone ]; then
+    echo 'There was a problem with writing freedombone commands to the SD card'
+    exit 8736
+fi
+
 # change the motd to show further install instructions
 echo 'Become the root user by typing:' > $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/motd
 echo '' >> $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/motd
@@ -243,17 +250,12 @@ echo 'then log back in as the user you just created with:' >> $MICROSD_MOUNT_POI
 echo '' >> $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/motd
 echo '    ssh [username]@$BBB_FIXED_IP_ADDRESS' >> $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/motd
 echo '' >> $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/motd
-echo 'and use the "su" command to become the root user again. You can then load' >> $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/motd
-echo 'the freedombone main installation script with:' >> $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/motd
-echo '' >> $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/motd
-echo '    apt-get update' >> $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/motd
-echo '    apt-get -y install git dialog build-essential' >> $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/motd
-echo '    git clone https://github.com/bashrc/freedombone.git' >> $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/motd
-echo '    cd freedombone' >> $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/motd
-echo '    make install' >> $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/motd
+echo 'and use the "su" command to become the root user again.' >> $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/motd
 echo '' >> $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/motd
 echo 'Finally you can use the freedombone command to install a server configuration:' >> $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/motd
 echo '' >> $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/motd
+echo '    apt-get update' >> $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/motd
+echo '    apt-get -y install git dialog build-essential' >> $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/motd
 echo '    freedombone menuconfig' >> $MICROSD_MOUNT_POINT/$ROOTFS/etc/motd
 
 clear