diff --git a/deploy_vm.sh b/deploy_vm.sh
index 885e92f..f35c451 100755
--- a/deploy_vm.sh
+++ b/deploy_vm.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if ! lxc list --format csv | grep -q "$LXD_VM_NAME"; then
     # # attach any volumes
     # for CHAIN in testnet mainnet; do
     #     for DATA in blocks chainstate; do
-    #         MOUNT_PATH="/$CHAIN/$DATA"
+    #         MOUNT_PATH="/$CHAIN-$DATA"
     #         if lxc storage volume list ss-base -q --format csv -c n | grep -q "$CHAIN-$DATA/snap0"; then
     #             lxc storage volume attach ss-base "$CHAIN-$DATA" "$LXD_VM_NAME" "$MOUNT_PATH"
     #         fi
diff --git a/www/backup_path.sh b/www/backup_path.sh
index 336705c..02be60a 100755
--- a/www/backup_path.sh
+++ b/www/backup_path.sh
@@ -14,16 +14,5 @@ fi
 ssh "$PRIMARY_WWW_FQDN" sudo PASSPHRASE="$DUPLICITY_BACKUP_PASSPHRASE" duplicity "$REMOTE_SOURCE_BACKUP_PATH" "file://$REMOTE_BACKUP_PATH"
 ssh "$PRIMARY_WWW_FQDN" sudo chown -R ubuntu:ubuntu "$REMOTE_BACKUP_PATH"
 
-SSHFS_PATH="/tmp/sshfs_temp"
-mkdir -p "$SSHFS_PATH"
-
-# now let's pull down the latest files from the backup directory.
-# create a temp directory to serve as the mountpoint for the remote machine backups directory
-sshfs "$PRIMARY_WWW_FQDN:$REMOTE_BACKUP_PATH" "$SSHFS_PATH"
-
-# rsync the files from the remote server to our local backup path.
-rsync -av "$SSHFS_PATH" "$LOCAL_BACKUP_PATH"
-
-# step 4: unmount the SSHFS filesystem and cleanup.
-umount "$SSHFS_PATH"
-rm -rf "$SSHFS_PATH"
+# sync the remote backup path down
+rsync -a "$PRIMARY_WWW_FQDN:$REMOTE_BACKUP_PATH/" "$LOCAL_BACKUP_PATH/"
diff --git a/www/go.sh b/www/go.sh
index 1177de6..a8513f2 100755
--- a/www/go.sh
+++ b/www/go.sh
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ DOCKER_HOST="ssh://ubuntu@$PRIMARY_WWW_FQDN"
 export DOCKER_HOST="$DOCKER_HOST"
 
 # prepare clams images and such
-./prepare_clams.sh
+#./prepare_clams.sh
 
-# Create the nginx config file which covers all domains.
+# Create the nginx config file which covers all domainys.
 bash -c ./stub/nginx_config.sh
 
 for DOMAIN_NAME in ${DOMAIN_LIST//,/ }; do