diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-etherpad b/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
index c06bfc28f2d2be2dfd67c15b964da43bf1002348..2a1c0fa0cfc768f7e39804cfae7e494b8b7db6e3 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
@@ -88,114 +88,114 @@ function etherpad_create_database {
 }
 
 function create_etherpad_settings {
-    echo '{' > /var/www/$ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo "  \"title\": \"${ETHERPAD_TITLE}\"," >> /var/www/$ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '  "favicon": "favicon.ico",' >> /var/www/$ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs/settings.json
+    settings_file=/var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '{' > $settings_file
+    echo "  \"title\": \"${ETHERPAD_TITLE}\"," >> $settings_file
+    echo '  "favicon": "favicon.ico",' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "ip": "0.0.0.0",' >> /var/www/$ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo "  \"port\" : ${ETHERPAD_PORT}," >> /var/www/$ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "ip": "0.0.0.0",' >> $settings_file
+    echo "  \"port\" : ${ETHERPAD_PORT}," >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "showSettingsInAdminPage" : true,' >> /var/www/$ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "showSettingsInAdminPage" : true,' >> $settings_file
 
     if [[ $ONION_ONLY == 'no' ]]; then
-        echo '  "ssl" : {' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-        echo "            \"key\"  : \"/etc/ssl/private/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}.key\"," >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-        echo "            \"cert\" : \"/etc/ssl/certs/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}.pem\"," >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-        echo '          },' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+        echo '  "ssl" : {' >> $settings_file
+        echo "            \"key\"  : \"/etc/ssl/private/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}.key\"," >> $settings_file
+        echo "            \"cert\" : \"/etc/ssl/certs/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}.pem\"," >> $settings_file
+        echo '          },' >> $settings_file
     fi
 
-    echo '   "dbType" : "mysql",' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '   "dbSettings" : {' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '                    "user"    : "root",' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '                    "host"    : "localhost",' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo "                    \"password\": \"${MARIADB_PASSWORD}\"," >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '                    "database": "etherpad",' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '                    "charset" : "utf8mb4"' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '                  },' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '   "dbType" : "mysql",' >> $settings_file
+    echo '   "dbSettings" : {' >> $settings_file
+    echo '                    "user"    : "root",' >> $settings_file
+    echo '                    "host"    : "localhost",' >> $settings_file
+    echo "                    \"password\": \"${MARIADB_PASSWORD}\"," >> $settings_file
+    echo '                    "database": "etherpad",' >> $settings_file
+    echo '                    "charset" : "utf8mb4"' >> $settings_file
+    echo '                  },' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo "  \"defaultPadText\" : \"${ETHERPAD_WELCOME_MESSAGE}\"," >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo "  \"defaultPadText\" : \"${ETHERPAD_WELCOME_MESSAGE}\"," >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "padOptions": {' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    "noColors": false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    "showControls": true,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    "showChat": true,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    "showLineNumbers": false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    "useMonospaceFont": false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    "userName": false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    "userColor": true,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    "rtl": false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    "alwaysShowChat": true,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    "chatAndUsers": true,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    "lang": "en-gb"' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '  },' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "padOptions": {' >> $settings_file
+    echo '    "noColors": false,' >> $settings_file
+    echo '    "showControls": true,' >> $settings_file
+    echo '    "showChat": true,' >> $settings_file
+    echo '    "showLineNumbers": false,' >> $settings_file
+    echo '    "useMonospaceFont": false,' >> $settings_file
+    echo '    "userName": false,' >> $settings_file
+    echo '    "userColor": true,' >> $settings_file
+    echo '    "rtl": false,' >> $settings_file
+    echo '    "alwaysShowChat": true,' >> $settings_file
+    echo '    "chatAndUsers": true,' >> $settings_file
+    echo '    "lang": "en-gb"' >> $settings_file
+    echo '  },' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "suppressErrorsInPadText" : true,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "suppressErrorsInPadText" : true,' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "requireSession" : false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "requireSession" : false,' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "editOnly" : false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "editOnly" : false,' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "sessionNoPassword" : false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "sessionNoPassword" : false,' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "minify" : true,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "minify" : true,' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "maxAge" : 21600, // 60 * 60 * 6 = 6 hours' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "maxAge" : 21600, // 60 * 60 * 6 = 6 hours' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "abiword" : null,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "abiword" : null,' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "soffice" : null,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "soffice" : null,' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "tidyHtml" : null,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "tidyHtml" : null,' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "allowUnknownFileEnds" : false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "allowUnknownFileEnds" : false,' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "requireAuthentication" : true,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "requireAuthentication" : true,' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "requireAuthorization" : true,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "requireAuthorization" : true,' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "trustProxy" : false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "trustProxy" : false,' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "disableIPlogging" : true,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "disableIPlogging" : true,' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "users": {' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo "    \"${MY_USERNAME}\": { \"password\": \"${ETHERPAD_ADMIN_PASSWORD}\", \"is_admin\": true }" >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '  },' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "users": {' >> $settings_file
+    echo "    \"${MY_USERNAME}\": { \"password\": \"${ETHERPAD_ADMIN_PASSWORD}\", \"is_admin\": true }" >> $settings_file
+    echo '  },' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "socketTransportProtocols" : ["xhr-polling", "jsonp-polling", "htmlfile"],' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "socketTransportProtocols" : ["xhr-polling", "jsonp-polling", "htmlfile"],' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "loadTest": false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "loadTest": false,' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "indentationOnNewLine": false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "indentationOnNewLine": false,' >> $settings_file
 
-    echo '  "toolbar": {' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    "left": [' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '      ["bold", "italic", "underline", "strikethrough"],' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '      ["orderedlist", "unorderedlist", "indent", "outdent"],' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '      ["undo", "redo"],' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '      ["clearauthorship"]' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    ],' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    "right": [' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '      ["importexport", "timeslider", "savedrevision"],' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '      ["settings", "embed"],' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '      ["showusers"]' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    ],' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    "timeslider": [' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '      ["timeslider_export", "timeslider_returnToPad"]' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    ]' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '  },' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '  "loglevel": "INFO"' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '}' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '  "toolbar": {' >> $settings_file
+    echo '    "left": [' >> $settings_file
+    echo '      ["bold", "italic", "underline", "strikethrough"],' >> $settings_file
+    echo '      ["orderedlist", "unorderedlist", "indent", "outdent"],' >> $settings_file
+    echo '      ["undo", "redo"],' >> $settings_file
+    echo '      ["clearauthorship"]' >> $settings_file
+    echo '    ],' >> $settings_file
+    echo '    "right": [' >> $settings_file
+    echo '      ["importexport", "timeslider", "savedrevision"],' >> $settings_file
+    echo '      ["settings", "embed"],' >> $settings_file
+    echo '      ["showusers"]' >> $settings_file
+    echo '    ],' >> $settings_file
+    echo '    "timeslider": [' >> $settings_file
+    echo '      ["timeslider_export", "timeslider_returnToPad"]' >> $settings_file
+    echo '    ]' >> $settings_file
+    echo '  },' >> $settings_file
+    echo '  "loglevel": "INFO"' >> $settings_file
+    echo '}' >> $settings_file
 }
 
 function remove_user_etherpad {
     remove_username="$1"
-
-    read_config_param ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME
+    settings_file=/var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
 
     ${PROJECT_NAME}-pass -u $remove_username --rmapp etherpad
 
-    if grep -q "\"$remove_username\": {" /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json; then
-        sed -i "/\"$remove_username\": {/d" /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    if grep -q "\"$remove_username\": {" $settings_file; then
+        sed -i "/\"$remove_username\": {/d" $settings_file
         systemctl restart etherpad
     fi
 }
@@ -203,11 +203,12 @@ function remove_user_etherpad {
 function add_user_etherpad {
     new_username="$1"
     new_user_password="$2"
-    read_config_param ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME
-    if ! grep -q "\"$new_username\": {" /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json; then
+    settings_file=/var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+
+    if ! grep -q "\"$new_username\": {" $settings_file; then
         ${PROJECT_NAME}-pass -u $new_username -a etherpad -p "$new_user_password"
-        sed -i "/\"users\": {/a    \"$new_username\": { \"password\": \"$new_user_password\", \"is_admin\": false }," /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-        if grep -q "\"$new_username\": {" /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json; then
+        sed -i "/\"users\": {/a    \"$new_username\": { \"password\": \"$new_user_password\", \"is_admin\": false }," $settings_file
+        if grep -q "\"$new_username\": {" $settings_file; then
             systemctl restart etherpad
         else
             echo '1'