diff --git a/src/freedombone-controlpanel b/src/freedombone-controlpanel
index 5d63417c..11d3df33 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-controlpanel
+++ b/src/freedombone-controlpanel
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ function check_for_updates {
 }
 
 function read_repo_servers {
-    if [ -f $CONFIGURATION_FILE ]; then
+    if [ -f $CONFIGURATION_FILE ]; then     
         if grep -q "FRIENDS_MIRRORS_SERVER" $CONFIGURATION_FILE; then
             FRIENDS_MIRRORS_SERVER=$(grep "FRIENDS_MIRRORS_SERVER" $CONFIGURATION_FILE | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
         fi
@@ -1728,8 +1728,10 @@ function hotspot_settings {
     if [[ $TEMP_WIFI_HOTSPOT == $'yes' || $TEMP_WIFI_HOTSPOT == $'y' || $TEMP_WIFI_HOTSPOT == $'on' ]]; then
         TEMP_WIFI_HOTSPOT='yes'
     else
-        TEMP_WIFI_HOTSPOT='no'      
-        WIFI_EXTRA='--networks $WIFI_NETWORKS_FILE'
+        TEMP_WIFI_HOTSPOT='no'
+        if [ -f $WIFI_NETWORKS_FILE ]; then
+            WIFI_EXTRA='--networks $WIFI_NETWORKS_FILE'
+        fi
     fi
 
     if [[ $TEMP_WIFI_TYPE != $'none' ]]; then