diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs b/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs
index e5eec7e1..b7bcaaf7 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs
@@ -232,16 +232,29 @@ function install_tahoelafs {
     if [ ! -d /home/tahoelafs/data ]; then
         mkdir /home/tahoelafs/data
     fi
+
+    # remove files we don't need
+    rm /home/tahoelafs/.mutt
+    rm /home/tahoelafs/.emacs-mutt
+    rm /home/tahoelafs/.muttrc
+    rm /home/tahoelafs/.mutt-alias
+    rm /home/tahoelafs/.procmailrc
+
+    # set permissions
     chown -R tahoelafs:tahoelafs /home/tahoelafs
+
+    # create the introducer config
     su -c "$TAHOE_COMMAND create-introducer -C /home/tahoelafs/data --hide-ip --hostname=127.0.0.1" - tahoelafs
     TAHOELAFS_CONFIG=/home/tahoelafs/.tahoe-introducer/tahoe.cfg
     if [ ! -f $TAHOELAFS_CONFIG ]; then
         exit 62831
     fi
 
+    # create an onion address
     TAHOELAFS_ONION_HOSTNAME=$(add_onion_service tahoelafs ${TAHOELAFS_PORT} ${TAHOELAFS_ONION_PORT})
     tahoelafs_setup_config $TAHOELAFS_CONFIG
 
+    # create a daemon
     TAHOELAFS_DAEMON_FILE=/etc/systemd/system/tahoelafs.service
     echo '[Unit]' > $TAHOELAFS_DAEMON_FILE
     echo 'Description=Tahoe-LAFS introducer' >> $TAHOELAFS_DAEMON_FILE