diff --git a/defaults.sh b/defaults.sh
index e74106c..1d42816 100755
--- a/defaults.sh
+++ b/defaults.sh
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export PRIMARY_DOMAIN=
 # this is the git commit of the project/ sub git repo.
 # used in the migration script to switch into past for backup
 # then back to present (TARGET_PROJECT_GIT_COMMIT) for restore.
-export TARGET_PROJECT_GIT_COMMIT=c2f3612beeb5a386545596fdc3e734b20048013d
+export TARGET_PROJECT_GIT_COMMIT=4fb926a8cfc75055d579fdcabebe0a20b3916963
 
 # 
 export TESTNET_BLOCK_HASH=00000000d8277ba1ca66b40b3e3476629e6f0f97c5b8cfaeabfe402e55db223a
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 3ea19a2..5608c72 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -95,11 +95,9 @@ if ! lxc list --format csv | grep -q ss-mgmt; then
     # mount the pre-verified sovereign stack git repo into the new vm
     lxc config device add ss-mgmt ss-code disk source="$(pwd)" path=/home/ubuntu/sovereign-stack
 
-    # if the System Owner has a ~/.ss directory, then we'll mount it into the vm
-    # this allows the data to persist across ss-mgmt vms; ie. install/uninstall
-    if [ -d "$SS_ROOT_PATH" ]; then
-        lxc config device add ss-mgmt ss-root disk source="$SS_ROOT_PATH" path=/home/ubuntu/.ss
-    fi
+    # create the ~/.ss path and mount it into the vm.
+    mkdir -p "$SS_ROOT_PATH"
+    lxc config device add ss-mgmt ss-root disk source="$SS_ROOT_PATH" path=/home/ubuntu/.ss
 
     # if a ~/.bitcoin/testnet3/blocks direrectory exists, mount it in.
     BITCOIN_DIR="$HOME/.bitcoin"