diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 255751113..602b7ca97 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 fix.sh
 defaults.sh
+combined.sh
diff --git a/bin/monitor.php b/bin/monitor.php
index 3f35894fb..1946f9f65 100644
--- a/bin/monitor.php
+++ b/bin/monitor.php
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ $qry="SELECT COUNT( releases.categoryID ) AS cnt, parentID FROM releases RIGHT J
 $proc="SELECT ( SELECT COUNT( groupID ) AS cnt from releases where consoleinfoID IS NULL and categoryID BETWEEN 1000 AND 1999 ) AS console, ( SELECT COUNT( groupID ) AS cnt from releases where imdbID IS NULL and categoryID BETWEEN 2000 AND 2999 ) AS movies, ( SELECT COUNT( groupID ) AS cnt from releases where musicinfoID IS NULL and categoryID BETWEEN 3000 AND 3999 ) AS audio, ( SELECT COUNT( groupID ) AS cnt from releases r left join category c on c.ID = r.categoryID where (categoryID BETWEEN 4000 AND 4999 and ((r.passwordstatus between -6 and -1) or (r.haspreview = -1 and c.disablepreview = 0)))) AS pc, ( SELECT COUNT( groupID ) AS cnt from releases where rageID = -1 and categoryID BETWEEN 5000 AND 5999 ) AS tv, ( SELECT COUNT( groupID ) AS cnt from releases where bookinfoID IS NULL and categoryID = 7020 ) AS book, ( SELECT COUNT( groupID ) AS cnt from releases r left join category c on c.ID = r.categoryID where (r.passwordstatus between -6 and -1) or (r.haspreview = -1 and c.disablepreview = 0)) AS work, ( SELECT COUNT( groupID ) AS cnt from releases) AS releases, ( SELECT COUNT( groupID ) AS cnt FROM releases r WHERE r.releasenfoID = 0) AS nforemains, ( SELECT COUNT( groupID ) AS cnt FROM releases WHERE releasenfoID not in (0, -1)) AS nfo, ( SELECT table_rows AS cnt FROM information_schema.TABLES where table_name = 'parts' AND TABLE_SCHEMA = '".DB_NAME."' ) AS parts, ( SELECT concat(round((data_length+index_length)/(1024*1024*1024),2),'GB') AS cnt FROM information_schema.tables where table_name = 'parts' AND TABLE_SCHEMA = '".DB_NAME."' ) AS partsize;";
 
 //get variables from defaults.sh
-$varnames = shell_exec("cat ../defaults.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \= -f1 | awk '{print $2;}'");
-$vardata = shell_exec('cat ../defaults.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \" -f2 | awk "{print $1;}"');
+$varnames = shell_exec("cat ../combined.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \= -f1 | awk '{print $2;}'");
+$vardata = shell_exec('cat ../combined.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \" -f2 | awk "{print $1;}"');
 $varnames = explode("\n", $varnames);
 $vardata = explode("\n", $vardata);
 $array = array_combine($varnames, $vardata);
@@ -90,9 +90,12 @@ while($i>0)
   //get microtime at start of loop
   $time_loop_start = microtime_float();
 
+  //recreate the combined.sh
+  shell_exec("cat ../config.sh ../defaults.sh > ../combined.sh");
+
   //chack variables again during loop
-  $varnames = shell_exec("cat ../defaults.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \= -f1 | awk '{print $2;}'");
-  $vardata = shell_exec('cat ../defaults.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \" -f2 | awk "{print $1;}"');
+  $varnames = shell_exec("cat ../combined.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \= -f1 | awk '{print $2;}'");
+  $vardata = shell_exec('cat ../combined.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \" -f2 | awk "{print $1;}"');
   $varnames = explode("\n", $varnames);
   $vardata = explode("\n", $vardata);
   $array = array_combine($varnames, $vardata);
@@ -101,6 +104,14 @@ while($i>0)
   //get microtime to at start of queries
   $query_timer_start=microtime_float();
 
+  //kill panes if user changed to/from nzb import threaded
+  if ( $_imports != $array['NZB_THREADS'] ) {
+    shell_exec("$_tmux respawnp -k -t {$array['TMUX_SESSION']}:0.11");
+    shell_exec("$_tmux respawnp -k -t {$array['TMUX_SESSION']}:0.1");
+    shell_exec("$_tmux respawnp -k -t {$array['TMUX_SESSION']}:0.11");
+    $_imports = $array['NZB_THREADS'];
+  }
+
   //run queries
   $result = @$db->query($qry);
   $initquery = array();
@@ -344,13 +355,6 @@ while($i>0)
     $_backfill_cmd = 'backfill.php';
   }
 
-  //kill panes if user changed
-  if ( $_imports != $array['NZB_THREADS'] ) {
-    shell_exec("$_tmux respawnp -k -t {$array['TMUX_SESSION']}:0.11");
-    shell_exec("$_tmux respawnp -k -t {$array['TMUX_SESSION']}:0.1");
-    $_imports = $array['NZB_THREADS'];
-  }
-
   //set command for nzb-import
   if ( $array['NZB_THREADS'] == "true" ) {
     $nzb_cmd = "$_php nzb-import-sub.php \"{$array['NZBS']}\"";
diff --git a/bin/nzb-import-sub.php b/bin/nzb-import-sub.php
index 996e20f44..95d141d72 100644
--- a/bin/nzb-import-sub.php
+++ b/bin/nzb-import-sub.php
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ if($subdir_count == 0){
 	die();
 }
 
-$varnames = shell_exec("cat ../defaults.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \= -f1 | awk '{print $2;}'");
-$vardata = shell_exec('cat ../defaults.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \" -f2 | awk "{print $1;}"');
+$varnames = shell_exec("cat ../combined.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \= -f1 | awk '{print $2;}'");
+$vardata = shell_exec('cat ../combined.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \" -f2 | awk "{print $1;}"');
 $varnames = explode("\n", $varnames);
 $vardata = explode("\n", $vardata);
 $array = array_combine($varnames, $vardata);
diff --git a/bin/nzb-import.php b/bin/nzb-import.php
index 7760ca790..3ec745dd3 100644
--- a/bin/nzb-import.php
+++ b/bin/nzb-import.php
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ if (!isset($groups) || count($groups) == 0) {
             flush();
         }
 
-	$varnames = shell_exec("cat ../defaults.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \= -f1 | awk '{print $2;}'");
-	$vardata = shell_exec('cat ../defaults.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \" -f2 | awk "{print $1;}"');
+	$varnames = shell_exec("cat ../combined.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \= -f1 | awk '{print $2;}'");
+	$vardata = shell_exec('cat ../combined.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \" -f2 | awk "{print $1;}"');
 	$varnames = explode("\n", $varnames);
 	$vardata = explode("\n", $vardata);
 	$array = array_combine($varnames, $vardata);
diff --git a/bin/nzb-importonenzb.php b/bin/nzb-importonenzb.php
index 8d1359dec..9dee049b8 100644
--- a/bin/nzb-importonenzb.php
+++ b/bin/nzb-importonenzb.php
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ if ($using_cli || $page->isPostBack() )
 			}
 
 
-			$varnames = shell_exec("cat ../defaults.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \= -f1 | awk '{print $2;}'");
-			$vardata = shell_exec('cat ../defaults.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \" -f2 | awk "{print $1;}"');
+			$varnames = shell_exec("cat ../combined.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \= -f1 | awk '{print $2;}'");
+			$vardata = shell_exec('cat ../combined.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \" -f2 | awk "{print $1;}"');
 			$varnames = explode("\n", $varnames);
 			$vardata = explode("\n", $vardata);
 			$array = array_combine($varnames, $vardata);
diff --git a/bin/nzbcount.php b/bin/nzbcount.php
index ed629c82c..d24cf15ee 100644
--- a/bin/nzbcount.php
+++ b/bin/nzbcount.php
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ $subdir_count_now = 0;
 $filecount=0;
 
 //get variables from defaults.sh
-$varnames = shell_exec("cat ../defaults.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \= -f1 | awk '{print $2;}'");
-$vardata = shell_exec('cat ../defaults.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \" -f2 | awk "{print $1;}"');
+$varnames = shell_exec("cat ../combined.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \= -f1 | awk '{print $2;}'");
+$vardata = shell_exec('cat ../combined.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \" -f2 | awk "{print $1;}"');
 $varnames = explode("\n", $varnames);
 $vardata = explode("\n", $vardata);
 $array = array_combine($varnames, $vardata);
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ while ($i==0) {
     }
 
     //get variables from defaults.sh
-    $varnames = shell_exec("cat ../defaults.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \= -f1 | awk '{print $2;}'");
-    $vardata = shell_exec('cat ../defaults.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \" -f2 | awk "{print $1;}"');
+    $varnames = shell_exec("cat ../combined.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \= -f1 | awk '{print $2;}'");
+    $vardata = shell_exec('cat ../combined.sh | grep ^export | cut -d \" -f2 | awk "{print $1;}"');
     $varnames = explode("\n", $varnames);
     $vardata = explode("\n", $vardata);
     $array = array_combine($varnames, $vardata);
diff --git a/bin/test_defaults.sh b/bin/test_defaults.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index c6b0b4da0..000000000
--- a/bin/test_defaults.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-export ALLOW_START="true"
-if [ -z "$RUNNING" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$IMPORT" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$NZB_THREADS" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$NZBCOUNT" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$IMPORT_SLEEP" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$IMPORT_MAX_RELEASES" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$RELEASES" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$RELEASES_SLEEP" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$OPTIMIZE" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$MYISAM_SMALL" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$MYISAM_LARGE" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$INNODB_SMALL" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$INNODB_LARGE" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$INNODB" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$CLEANUP" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$CLEANUP_TIMER" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$PARSING" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$PARSING_TIMER" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$PREDB_TIMER" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$TVRAGE_TIMER" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$SPHINX" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$SPHINX_TIMER" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$SED" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$USE_HTOP" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$USE_NMON" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$USE_BWMNG" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$USE_IOTOP" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$USE_MYTOP" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$USE_VNSTAT" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$USE_IFTOP" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$POWERLINE" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$RAMDISK" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$AGREED" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$MYSQL" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$PHP" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$TMUXCMD" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$NICE" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$TMUX_CONF" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$RUNNING" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$NEWZPATH" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$NEWZNAB_PATH" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$TESTING_PATH" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$ADMIN_PATH" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$POST_TO_RUN" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$TMUX_SESSION" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$MONITOR_UPDATE" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$BINARIES" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$BINARIES_THREADS" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$BINARIES_SLEEP" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$MAX_RELEASES" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$BACKFILL" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$BACKFILL_THREADS" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$BACKFILL_SLEEP" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$BACKFILL_MAX_RELEASES" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$MAXDAYS" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$NZBS" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$IMPORT_MAX_ROWS" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$BINARIES_MAX_ROWS" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$BACKFILL_MAX_ROWS" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "$KILL_PROCESS" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "NZB_FOLDER_COUNT" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "DELETE_PARTS" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-if [ -z "IMPORT_TRUE" ]; then export ALLOW_START="false"; fi
-
-
diff --git a/config.sh b/config.sh
index b90c1c7fe..15ebcb14f 100644
--- a/config.sh
+++ b/config.sh
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export KILL_PROCESS="0"
 
 #Delete parts and binaries older than retention days, which is set in edit - site
 #NOT IMPLEMENTED YET
-export DELETE_PARTS="true"
+export DELETE_PARTS="false"
 
 ############################################################
 
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 1a4246116..e115dc1b8 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -22,15 +22,8 @@ if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
    #exit 1
 fi
 
-source defaults.sh
-
-#verify all variables exist
-source bin/test_defaults.sh
-if [[ $ALLOW_START == "false" ]]; then
-  clear
-  echo "Please copy config.sh to defaults.sh, your current copy is outdated."
-  exit
-fi
+cat config.sh defaults.sh > combined.sh
+source combined.sh
 
 eval $( $SED -n "/^define/ { s/.*('\([^']*\)', '*\([^']*\)'*);/export \1=\"\2\"/; p }" "$NEWZPATH"/www/config.php )