diff --git a/lib/blockchain/bitcoin.js b/lib/blockchain/bitcoin.js
index b6f9f31b..272b5a55 100644
--- a/lib/blockchain/bitcoin.js
+++ b/lib/blockchain/bitcoin.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function setup (dataDir) {
 
 function updateCore (coinRec, isCurrentlyRunning) {
   common.logger.info('Updating Bitcoin Core. This may take a minute...')
-  if (isCurrentlyRunning) common.es(`sudo supervisorctl stop bitcoin`)
+  common.es(`sudo supervisorctl stop bitcoin`)
   common.es(`curl -#o /tmp/bitcoin.tar.gz ${coinRec.url}`)
   common.es(`tar -xzf /tmp/bitcoin.tar.gz -C /tmp/`)
 
diff --git a/lib/plugins/common/json-rpc.js b/lib/plugins/common/json-rpc.js
index de3c7129..463dc2fa 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/common/json-rpc.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/common/json-rpc.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const _ = require('lodash/fp')
 const request = require('request-promise')
 const { utils: coinUtils } = require('lamassu-coins')
 
-const options = require('../../../options')
+const options = require('../../options')
 
 const blockchainDir = options.blockchainDir