diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index ee0e172..d052249 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ cp *.ash /recalbox/share/userscripts/
 mkdir -p /recalbox/share/system/config/savesync
 cp *.conf /recalbox/share/system/config/savesync/
 
-mount -o remount,rw / 2>/dev/null
+mount -o remount,rw / >/dev/null
 curl -L -o /usr/bin/nc https://github.com/therealsaumil/static-arm-bins/raw/refs/heads/master/nc-arm-static
 chmod 755 /usr/bin/nc
-mount -o remount,ro >/dev/null
+mount -o remount >/dev/null
diff --git a/pub_event[rungame,endgame](sync).ash b/pub_event[rungame,endgame](sync).ash
index 93118d7..a1885dc 100644
--- a/pub_event[rungame,endgame](sync).ash
+++ b/pub_event[rungame,endgame](sync).ash
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ log() {
 	[ "$DEBUG_MODE" -eq 1 ] && printf "%s\n" "$log_line"
 }
 
+# --- Exit function ---
+call_exit() {
+	value="$1"
+	if [ "$value" -eq 0 ]; then
+		log "WARN" "pub_event exited normally"
+	else
+		log "INFO" "pub_event exited with warnings"
+	fi
+	exit "$value"
+}
+
 eventfile="/tmp/es_state.inf"
 
 # 1. Check if the file exists and is not empty
@@ -34,31 +45,30 @@ fi
 # 2. Read the payload safely
 PAYLOAD=$(cat "$eventfile")
 
+# 3. Wait for connection to rclone endpoint
 connect_success=0
-for i in $(seq 10); do
-	if [ nc -z "$RCLONE_ENDPOINT" "$RCLONE_PORT" -eq 0 ] {
-		connect_success=1
-		break
-	fi
+for i in $(seq 5); do
+	log "INFO" "Waiting on rclone endpoint... $i"
+	[ "$(nc -z "$RCLONE_ENDPOINT" "$RCLONE_PORT")" ] || connect_success=1
+	[ "$connect_success" ] && break
+	sleep 0.5
+done
 
-# 3. Publish and log success/failure 
-if [ mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t "$TOPIC" "$PAYLOAD" -eq 0 ]; then
-    log "INFO" "Successfully published event."
-else
+[ "$connect_success" ] || ( log "ERROR" "Remote repository not accessable" && exit 1 )
+
+# 4. Publish and log success/failure 
+if [ "$(mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t "$TOPIC" "$PAYLOAD")" ]; then
     log "ERROR" "Failed to connect to mosquitto broker."
     exit 1
+else
+    log "INFO" "Successfully published event."
 fi
 
-# 4. Wait for response from daemon
+# 5. Wait for response from daemon
 mosquitto_sub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t "$TOPIC" | while IFS="=" read -r key value
 do
 	case "$key" in
-		"SaveSync") break;;
+		"SaveSync") call_exit "$value";;
 	esac
 done
 
-if [ "$value" -eq 0 ]; then
-	log "WARN" "pub_event exited normally"
-else
-	log "INFO" "pub_event exited with warnings"
-fi
diff --git a/savesync[start](permanent).ash b/savesync[start](permanent).ash
index 78c349a..59399eb 100644
--- a/savesync[start](permanent).ash
+++ b/savesync[start](permanent).ash
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ log() {
 	[ "$DEBUG_MODE" -eq 1 ] && printf "%s\n" "$log_line"
 }
 
-# --- Continue message function ---
-send_continue() {
-}
 
 # --- Sleep to ensure that the logger daemon has started ---
 #