diff --git a/src/freedombone-image-customise b/src/freedombone-image-customise
index 931d1d03..dd3bf5c0 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image-customise
+++ b/src/freedombone-image-customise
@@ -649,18 +649,7 @@ EOF
 mesh_shutdown_script() {
     mesh_shutdown_script=$rootdir/usr/bin/meshshutdown
     echo '#!/bin/bash' > $mesh_shutdown_script
-    echo '' >> $mesh_shutdown_script
-    echo "if grep -q 'batman-adv' ${MESH_CURRENT_PROTOCOL}; then" >> $mesh_shutdown_script
-    echo '    batman stop' >> $mesh_shutdown_script
-    echo 'fi' >> $mesh_shutdown_script
-    echo '' >> $mesh_shutdown_script
-    echo "if grep -q 'bmx6' ${MESH_CURRENT_PROTOCOL}; then" >> $mesh_shutdown_script
-    echo '    bmx stop' >> $mesh_shutdown_script
-    echo 'fi' >> $mesh_shutdown_script
-    echo '' >> $mesh_shutdown_script
-    echo "if grep -q 'bmx7' ${MESH_CURRENT_PROTOCOL}; then" >> $mesh_shutdown_script
-    echo '    bmxsec stop' >> $mesh_shutdown_script
-    echo 'fi' >> $mesh_shutdown_script
+    echo 'batman stop' >> $mesh_shutdown_script
     chroot "$rootdir" chmod +x /usr/bin/meshshutdown
 
     echo '[Unit]' > $rootdir/etc/systemd/system/meshshutdown.service
@@ -848,7 +837,7 @@ initialise_mesh() {
     chroot "$rootdir" apt-get -yq install traceroute
 
     # set the default protocol to be used
-    echo 'batman-adv' > $rootdir$MESH_DEFAULT_PROTOCOL
+    echo 'bmx7' > $rootdir$MESH_DEFAULT_PROTOCOL
 
     sed -i 's|#net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding.*|net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=1|g' $rootdir/etc/sysctl.conf
     sed -i 's|net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding.*|net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=1|g' $rootdir/etc/sysctl.conf
diff --git a/src/freedombone-mesh-batman b/src/freedombone-mesh-batman
index 8f52f1ad..3af6b73c 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-mesh-batman
+++ b/src/freedombone-mesh-batman
@@ -54,11 +54,17 @@ function status {
 }
 
 function stop {
+    if [ ! -f $MESH_CURRENT_PROTOCOL ]; then
+        return
+    fi
+
     if [ -z "$IFACE" ]; then
         echo 'error: unable to find wifi interface, not enabling batman-adv mesh'
         return
     fi
 
+    systemctl stop bmx6
+    systemctl stop bmx7
     systemctl stop dnsmasq
     systemctl disable dnsmasq
 
@@ -154,8 +160,7 @@ function start {
     fi
     echo "info: enabling batman-adv mesh network $WIFI_SSID on $IFACE"
 
-    mesh_protocol_stop
-
+    stop
     systemctl stop network-manager
     sleep 5
 
@@ -188,9 +193,8 @@ function start {
     modprobe batman-adv
 
     # avahi on ipv4
-    sed -i 's|use-ipv4=.*|use-ipv4=yes|g' /etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf
-    sed -i 's|use-ipv6=.*|use-ipv6=no|g' /etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf
-    systemctl restart avahi-daemon
+    sed -i 's|use-ipv4=.*|use-ipv4=no|g' /etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf
+    sed -i 's|use-ipv6=.*|use-ipv6=yes|g' /etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf
 
     add_wifi_interface $IFACE $WIFI_SSID ad-hoc $CHANNEL
 
@@ -221,8 +225,6 @@ function start {
 
     enable_mesh_firewall
 
-    systemctl restart avahi-daemon
-
     enable_mesh_scuttlebot
     enable_mesh_tor
 
@@ -230,9 +232,17 @@ function start {
 
     systemctl restart nginx
 
+    if [[ "$MESH_DEFAULT_PROTOCOL" == 'bmx6' ]]; then
+        systemctl restart bmx6
+    else
+        systemctl restart bmx7
+    fi
+
+    systemctl restart avahi-daemon
+
     verify
 
-    echo "batman-adv" > $MESH_CURRENT_PROTOCOL
+    echo "$MESH_DEFAULT_PROTOCOL" > $MESH_CURRENT_PROTOCOL
 }
 
 function monitor {
diff --git a/src/freedombone-mesh-bmx6 b/src/freedombone-mesh-bmx6
index b2533672..d8f10dcb 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-mesh-bmx6
+++ b/src/freedombone-mesh-bmx6
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@ function start {
     fi
     echo "info: enabling BMX6 mesh network $WIFI_SSID on $IFACE"
 
-    mesh_protocol_stop
-
     systemctl stop network-manager
     sleep 5
 
diff --git a/src/freedombone-mesh-bmx7 b/src/freedombone-mesh-bmx7
index 72ad382f..e30526ac 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-mesh-bmx7
+++ b/src/freedombone-mesh-bmx7
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@ function start {
     fi
     echo "info: enabling BMX7 mesh network $WIFI_SSID on $IFACE"
 
-    mesh_protocol_stop
-
     systemctl stop network-manager
     sleep 5
 
diff --git a/src/freedombone-mesh-reset b/src/freedombone-mesh-reset
index 954277c2..87a5c601 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-mesh-reset
+++ b/src/freedombone-mesh-reset
@@ -31,28 +31,11 @@ PROJECT_NAME='freedombone'
 export TEXTDOMAIN=${PROJECT_NAME}-mesh-reset
 export TEXTDOMAINDIR="/usr/share/locale"
 
-MESH_CURRENT_PROTOCOL=/root/.mesh_protocol
 MESH_INSTALL_COMPLETED=/root/.mesh_setup_completed
 
 if ! zenity --question --title=$'New Identity' --text=$"Do you want to reset your identity? This will reset ALL data for this peer, and you will not be able to recover it." --ok-label=No --cancel-label=Yes --width=300; then
 
-    curr_protocol='batman-adv'
-    if grep -q "bmx6" $MESH_CURRENT_PROTOCOL; then
-        curr_protocol='bmx6'
-    fi
-    if grep -q "bmx7" $MESH_CURRENT_PROTOCOL; then
-        curr_protocol='bmx7'
-    fi
-
-    if [[ "$curr_protocol" == 'batman-adv' ]]; then
-        sudo batman stop
-    fi
-    if [[ "$curr_protocol" == 'bmx6' ]]; then
-        sudo bmx stop
-    fi
-    if [[ "$curr_protocol" == 'bmx7' ]]; then
-        sudo bmxsec stop
-    fi
+    sudo batman stop
 
     sudo pkill qtox
     sudo pkill firefox
@@ -62,15 +45,7 @@ if ! zenity --question --title=$'New Identity' --text=$"Do you want to reset you
     sudo rm -f $MESH_INSTALL_COMPLETED
     sudo ${PROJECT_NAME}-image-mesh $USER new
 
-    if [[ "$curr_protocol" == 'batman-adv' ]]; then
-        sudo batman start
-    fi
-    if [[ "$curr_protocol" == 'bmx6' ]]; then
-        sudo bmx start
-    fi
-    if [[ "$curr_protocol" == 'bmx7' ]]; then
-        sudo bmxsec start
-    fi
+    sudo batman start
 
     if [ -f $HOME/mesh-desktop.sh ]; then
         $HOME/mesh-desktop.sh
diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-mesh b/src/freedombone-utils-mesh
index 4949a07c..7457392e 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-mesh
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-mesh
@@ -32,33 +32,13 @@
 MESH_CURRENT_PROTOCOL=/root/.mesh_protocol
 MESH_DEFAULT_PROTOCOL=/root/.mesh_protocol_default
 
-function mesh_protocol_stop {
-    if [ ! -f $MESH_CURRENT_PROTOCOL ]; then
-        return
-    fi
-
-    if grep -q "bmx6" $MESH_CURRENT_PROTOCOL; then
-        bmx stop
-    fi
-
-    if grep -q "bmx7" $MESH_CURRENT_PROTOCOL; then
-        bmxsec stop
-    fi
-
-    if grep -q "batman-adv" $MESH_CURRENT_PROTOCOL; then
-        batman stop
-    fi
-
-    rm $MESH_CURRENT_PROTOCOL
-}
-
 function mesh_protocol_init {
     if [[ $1 == "start" ]]; then
         # install avahi
         sed -i "s|#host-name=.*|host-name=$(hostname)|g" /etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf
         sed -i "s|host-name=.*|host-name=$(hostname)|g" /etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf
-        sed -i "s|use-ipv4=.*|use-ipv4=yes|g" /etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf
-        sed -i "s|use-ipv6=.*|use-ipv6=no|g" /etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf
+        sed -i "s|use-ipv4=.*|use-ipv4=no|g" /etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf
+        sed -i "s|use-ipv6=.*|use-ipv6=yes|g" /etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf
         sed -i "s|#disallow-other-stacks=.*|disallow-other-stacks=yes|g" /etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf
         sed -i "s|hosts:.*|hosts:          files mdns4_minimal dns mdns4 mdns|g" /etc/nsswitch.conf
     fi