diff --git a/functions.h b/functions.h
index 59f4e46..1bf5fc5 100644
--- a/functions.h
+++ b/functions.h
@@ -383,6 +383,9 @@ namespace {
         getIpProc->waitForFinished();
 
         QString ipAddress = getIpProc->readAllStandardOutput();
+        if(ipAddress == "") {
+            ipAddress = "Not available";
+        }
         return ipAddress;
     }
     void getSystemInfo() {
diff --git a/reader.cpp b/reader.cpp
index 92f4870..6e12669 100644
--- a/reader.cpp
+++ b/reader.cpp
@@ -173,11 +173,13 @@ reader::reader(QWidget *parent) :
     string_writeconfig("/tmp/inkboxBookPath", book_file_str);
 
     // Calling InkBox daemon (ibxd) via FIFO interface to run bookconfig_mount
-    string_writeconfig("/opt/ibxd", "bookconfig_mount\n");
-    // Callback handler to wait until bookconfig_mount has finished execution
-    while(true) {
-        if(QFile::exists("/inkbox/bookConfigSetUp")) {
-            break;
+    if(checkconfig(".config/16-global_reading_settings") == true) {
+        string_writeconfig("/opt/ibxd", "bookconfig_mount\n");
+        // Callback handler to wait until bookconfig_mount has finished execution
+        while(true) {
+            if(QFile::exists("/inkbox/bookConfigSetUp")) {
+                break;
+            }
         }
     }