diff --git a/ct/scanopy.sh b/ct/scanopy.sh
index 9363f566f..b53665b59 100644
--- a/ct/scanopy.sh
+++ b/ct/scanopy.sh
@@ -31,14 +31,13 @@ function update_script() {
 
   if check_for_gh_release "scanopy" "scanopy/scanopy"; then
     msg_info "Stopping services"
-    systemctl stop scanopy-daemon scanopy-server
+    systemctl stop scanopy-server
+    [[ -f /etc/systemd/system/scanopy-daemon.service ]] && systemctl stop scanopy-daemon
     msg_ok "Stopped services"
 
     msg_info "Backing up configurations"
-    cp /opt/scanopy/.env /opt/scanopy.env.bak
-    if [[ -f /opt/scanopy/oidc.toml ]]; then
-      cp /opt/scanopy/oidc.toml /opt/scanopy.oidc.toml
-    fi
+    cp /opt/scanopy/.env /opt/scanopy.env
+    [[ -f /opt/scanopy/oidc.toml ]] && cp /opt/scanopy/oidc.toml /opt/scanopy.oidc.toml
     msg_ok "Backed up configurations"
 
     CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "scanopy" "scanopy/scanopy" "tarball" "latest" "/opt/scanopy"
@@ -52,12 +51,10 @@ function update_script() {
     TOOLCHAIN="$(grep "channel" /opt/scanopy/backend/rust-toolchain.toml | awk -F\" '{print $2}')"
     RUST_TOOLCHAIN=$TOOLCHAIN setup_rust
 
-    mv /opt/scanopy.env.bak /opt/scanopy/.env
-    if [[ -f /opt/scanopy.oidc.toml ]]; then
-      mv /opt/scanopy.oidc.toml /opt/scanopy/oidc.toml
-    fi
+    [[ -f /opt/scanopy.env ]] && mv /opt/scanopy.env /opt/scanopy/.env
+    [[ -f /opt/scanopy.oidc.toml ]] && mv /opt/scanopy.oidc.toml /opt/scanopy/oidc.toml
     if ! grep -q "PUBLIC_URL" /opt/scanopy/.env; then
-      sed -i "\|_PATH=|a\scanopy_PUBLIC_URL=http://${LOCAL_IP}:60072" /opt/scanopy/.env
+      sed -i "\|_PATH=|a\\scanopy_PUBLIC_URL=http://${LOCAL_IP}:60072" /opt/scanopy/.env
     fi
     sed -i 's|_TARGET=.*$|_URL=http://127.0.0.1:60072|' /opt/scanopy/.env
 
@@ -81,7 +78,8 @@ function update_script() {
     msg_ok "Built scanopy-daemon"
 
     msg_info "Starting services"
-    systemctl start scanopy-server scanopy-daemon
+    systemctl start scanopy-server
+    [[ -f /etc/systemd/system/scanopy-daemon.service ]] && systemctl start scanopy-daemon
     msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
   fi
   exit
@@ -95,4 +93,4 @@ msg_ok "Completed successfully!\n"
 echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
 echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Access it using the following URL:${CL}"
 echo -e "${TAB}${GATEWAY}${BGN}http://${IP}:60072${CL}"
-echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Then create your account, and run the 'configure_daemon.sh' script to setup the daemon.${CL}"
+echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Then create your account, and create a daemon in the UI.${CL}"
diff --git a/frontend/public/json/scanopy.json b/frontend/public/json/scanopy.json
index 60e21fc1a..ef117782e 100644
--- a/frontend/public/json/scanopy.json
+++ b/frontend/public/json/scanopy.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   },
   "notes": [
     {
-      "text": "To configure the integrated daemon after install is complete, either use the `Create Daemon` menu in the UI, or run `/root/configure_daemon.sh` for automatic configuration",
+      "text": "To configure the integrated daemon after install is complete, use the `Create Daemon` menu in the UI and follow the instructions",
       "type": "info"
     },
     {
diff --git a/install/scanopy-install.sh b/install/scanopy-install.sh
index a683ac9c9..1453e097b 100644
--- a/install/scanopy-install.sh
+++ b/install/scanopy-install.sh
@@ -100,39 +100,39 @@ EOF
 systemctl enable -q --now scanopy-server
 
 # Creating short script to configure scanopy-daemon
-cat <<EOF >~/configure_daemon.sh
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-echo "Auto-configuring integrated daemon..."
-
-NETWORK_ID="\$(sudo -u postgres psql -1 -t -d "${PG_DB_NAME}" -c 'SELECT id FROM networks;')"
-API_KEY="\$(sudo -u postgres psql -1 -t -d "${PG_DB_NAME}" -c 'SELECT key FROM api_keys;')"
-
-cat <<END >/etc/systemd/system/scanopy-daemon.service
-[Unit]
-Description=Scanopy Network Discovery Daemon
-After=network-online.target
-Wants=network-online.target
-
-[Service]
-Type=simple
-User=root
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/scanopy-daemon --server-url http://127.0.0.1:60072 --network-id \${NETWORK_ID} --daemon-api-key \${API_KEY} --mode push
-Restart=always
-RestartSec=10
-StandardOutput=journal
-StandardError=journal
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
-END
-
-systemctl enable -q --now scanopy-daemon
-echo "Scanopy daemon configured and running"
-
-EOF
-chmod +x ~/configure_daemon.sh
-msg_ok "Scanopy server running - please create an account in the UI to continue."
+# cat <<EOF >~/configure_daemon.sh
+# #!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# echo "Auto-configuring integrated daemon..."
+#
+# NETWORK_ID="\$(sudo -u postgres psql -1 -t -d "${PG_DB_NAME}" -c 'SELECT id FROM networks;')"
+# API_KEY="\$(sudo -u postgres psql -1 -t -d "${PG_DB_NAME}" -c 'SELECT key FROM api_keys;')"
+#
+# cat <<END >/etc/systemd/system/scanopy-daemon.service
+# [Unit]
+# Description=Scanopy Network Discovery Daemon
+# After=network-online.target
+# Wants=network-online.target
+#
+# [Service]
+# Type=simple
+# User=root
+# ExecStart=/usr/bin/scanopy-daemon --server-url http://127.0.0.1:60072 --network-id \${NETWORK_ID} --daemon-api-key \${API_KEY} --mode push
+# Restart=always
+# RestartSec=10
+# StandardOutput=journal
+# StandardError=journal
+#
+# [Install]
+# WantedBy=multi-user.target
+# END
+#
+# systemctl enable -q --now scanopy-daemon
+# echo "Scanopy daemon configured and running"
+#
+# EOF
+# chmod +x ~/configure_daemon.sh
+msg_ok "Scanopy server running - please create an account, daemon API key and daemon in the Scanopy UI."
 
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