diff --git a/src/freedombone-image-mesh b/src/freedombone-image-mesh
index 44d3d940..7659b057 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image-mesh
+++ b/src/freedombone-image-mesh
@@ -1292,10 +1292,11 @@ function initialise_scuttlebot_pub {
     systemctl daemon-reload
     systemctl start scuttlebot.service
 
-    sleep 3
+    sleep 10
 
     if [ ! -d /etc/scuttlebot/.ssb ]; then
         echo $'Scuttlebot config not generated' >> /var/log/${PROJECT_NAME}.log
+        systemctl status scuttlebot -l >> /var/log/${PROJECT_NAME}.log
         exit 73528
     fi
 
@@ -1320,6 +1321,7 @@ function initialise_scuttlebot_pub {
     echo '}' >> /etc/scuttlebot/.ssb/config
     chown scuttlebot:scuttlebot /etc/scuttlebot/.ssb/config
     systemctl restart scuttlebot.service
+    echo "scuttlebot pub started" >> /var/log/${PROJECT_NAME}.log
 }
 
 # whether to reset the identity