diff --git a/tfgrid3/btcnode/Dockerfile b/tfgrid3/btcnode/Dockerfile
index 8120cd21..c24372a5 100644
--- a/tfgrid3/btcnode/Dockerfile
+++ b/tfgrid3/btcnode/Dockerfile
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
-FROM ubuntu:latest
+FROM ubuntu:24.04
 
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get upgrade -y && \
-    apt-get install -y wget software-properties-common curl openssh-server ufw
+RUN apt update && apt install -y wget software-properties-common curl ssh ufw
 
 # Download and install latest zinit
-RUN curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/threefoldtech/zinit/releases/latest | \
-    grep "browser_download_url" | \
-    cut -d '"' -f 4 | \
-    wget -qi - -O /sbin/zinit
+RUN wget --progress=bar:force:noscroll -O /sbin/zinit https://github.com/threefoldtech/zinit/releases/download/v0.2.14/zinit && \
+    chmod +x /sbin/zinit
     
-RUN chmod +x /sbin/zinit
 COPY scripts/ufw.sh /usr/local/bin/
+COPY scripts/ssh-init.sh /usr/local/bin/
 
 # Adding zinit config files
 ADD zinit  /etc/zinit/    
@@ -23,17 +19,13 @@ RUN latest_release=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/bitcoin/bitcoin/releas
     tar -xzf bitcoin-${latest_release}-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz && \
     install -m 0755 -o root -g root -t /usr/local/bin bitcoin-${latest_release}/bin/*
 
-# Install latest myceilum
-RUN mycelium_version=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/threefoldtech/mycelium/releases/latest | grep 'tag_name' | cut -d '"' -f 4 ) && \
-    wget "https://github.com/threefoldtech/mycelium/releases/download/${mycelium_version}/mycelium-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz" && \
-    tar -xzf mycelium-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin/
-ENV PATH="/usr/local/bin:${PATH}"
-
 # Cleaning up
-RUN rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*  mycelium-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz bitcoin-*
+RUN rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*  bitcoin-*
 
 # Copy the bitcoin.conf file to the container
 COPY bitcoin.conf /root/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
 
 # Starting Command to run Bitcoind and ssh 
+RUN chmod +x /sbin/zinit && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ufw.sh && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ssh-init.sh
 CMD ["/sbin/zinit", "init", "--container"]
+#ENTRYPOINT  ["zinit", "init"]
diff --git a/tfgrid3/btcnode/scripts/ssh-init.sh b/tfgrid3/btcnode/scripts/ssh-init.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b1212f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tfgrid3/btcnode/scripts/ssh-init.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -x
+
+if [ ! -z "$SSH_KEY" ]; then
+	    mkdir -p /var/run/sshd
+fi
diff --git a/tfgrid3/btcnode/zinit/ssh_config.yaml b/tfgrid3/btcnode/zinit/ssh_config.yaml
index 6e497a76..f2f20b42 100644
--- a/tfgrid3/btcnode/zinit/ssh_config.yaml
+++ b/tfgrid3/btcnode/zinit/ssh_config.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,2 @@
-exec: /bin/sh -eux -c "
-  mkdir -p /var/run/sshd;
-  mkdir -p /root/.ssh/;
-  chmod 600 ~/.ssh;
-  chmod 600 /etc/ssh/*;
-  touch ~/.ssh/authorized_keys;
-  chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys;
-  echo $SSH_KEY > /root/.ssh/authorized_keys;
-  echo 'ssh configred'"
-oneshot: true
\ No newline at end of file
+exec: /usr/local/bin/ssh-init.sh
+oneshot: true
diff --git a/tfgrid3/btcnode/zinit/sshd.yaml b/tfgrid3/btcnode/zinit/sshd.yaml
index 981d4d1e..898d8695 100644
--- a/tfgrid3/btcnode/zinit/sshd.yaml
+++ b/tfgrid3/btcnode/zinit/sshd.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-exec: /bin/bash  -c " set -x ; 
-      /usr/sbin/sshd;"
-test: /bin/bash -c "service ssh status"
-after: 
-  - ssh_config
\ No newline at end of file
+exec: /usr/sbin/sshd -D
+after:
+  - ssh_config
diff --git a/tfgrid3/btcnode/zinit/ufw_init.yaml b/tfgrid3/btcnode/zinit/ufw_init.yaml
index 500d7e09..e8b852a9 100644
--- a/tfgrid3/btcnode/zinit/ufw_init.yaml
+++ b/tfgrid3/btcnode/zinit/ufw_init.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-exec: /bin/sh -eux -c "
-    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ufw.sh;
-    /usr/local/bin/ufw.sh;"
-oneshot: true
\ No newline at end of file
+exec: /usr/local/bin/ufw.sh
+log: stdout
+oneshot: true