diff --git a/bbfdm/Makefile b/bbfdm/Makefile
index 74826c2d6da0d67ea4c84ace2fd70f750f95bb8d..6e5521962357aef238ae324ba83e4f2a51d50d4f 100644
--- a/bbfdm/Makefile
+++ b/bbfdm/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=bbfdm
-PKG_VERSION:=1.12.0
+PKG_VERSION:=1.12.1
 
 USE_LOCAL:=0
 ifneq ($(USE_LOCAL),1)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ define Package/dm-service
   CATEGORY:=Utilities
   SUBMENU:=TRx69
   TITLE:=Datamodel ubus backend to expose micro-service tree
-  DEPENDS:=+libuci +libubox +libubus +libblobmsg-json +libjson-c +libbbfdm-api +libbbfdm-ubus +jq +bbf_configmngr
+  DEPENDS:=+libuci +libubox +libubus +libblobmsg-json +libjson-c +libbbfdm-api +libbbfdm-ubus +bbf_configmngr
 endef
 
 define Package/bbf_configmngr
diff --git a/bbfdm/files/etc/init.d/bbfdm.services b/bbfdm/files/etc/init.d/bbfdm.services
index b4bae28eac72b8fe670c960d3800757eb3f16025..7984e6f3631d1e8ef4064e76064bc1b2371ec057 100644
--- a/bbfdm/files/etc/init.d/bbfdm.services
+++ b/bbfdm/files/etc/init.d/bbfdm.services
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
 
-START=40
+START=85
 STOP=8
 
 USE_PROCD=1
@@ -33,13 +33,17 @@ _add_microservice()
 	name="$(basename ${path})"
 	name="${name//.json}"
 
-	enable="$(jq -r '.daemon.enable//1' ${path})"
+	json_load_file "${path}"
+	json_select daemon
+
+	json_get_var enable enable 1
 	if [ "${enable}" -eq "0" ]; then
 		log "datamodel micro-service ${name} not enabled"
 		return 0
 	fi
 	
-	loglevel="$(jq -r '.daemon.config.loglevel//3' ${path})"
+	json_select config
+	json_get_var loglevel loglevel 3
 
 	procd_open_instance "${name}"
 
@@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ _add_microservice()
 
 configure_bbfdm_micro_services()
 {
-	local enable enable_core enable_respawn
+	local enable enable_core
 
 	config_load bbfdm
 	validate_bbfdm_micro_service_section || {
diff --git a/bbfdm/files/etc/init.d/bbfdmd b/bbfdm/files/etc/init.d/bbfdmd
index 7f2bf985ce5c0cd9ea27da595f9e87bda8150ebb..5af07c85605a7d4fd3a35e0cd635a5fb4c38e1df 100644
--- a/bbfdm/files/etc/init.d/bbfdmd
+++ b/bbfdm/files/etc/init.d/bbfdmd
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
 
-START=65
+START=90
 STOP=10
 
 USE_PROCD=1
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ configure_bbfdmd()
 
 start_service()
 {
-	mkdir -p ${BBFDM_TEMP_DIR}
-
 	procd_open_instance "bbfdm"
 	configure_bbfdmd
 	procd_set_param respawn