diff --git a/config/nobody/qbittorrent/config/qBittorrent.conf b/config/nobody/qbittorrent/config/qBittorrent.conf
index 03fa772..d58ace1 100644
--- a/config/nobody/qbittorrent/config/qBittorrent.conf
+++ b/config/nobody/qbittorrent/config/qBittorrent.conf
@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@
 enabled=false
 program=
 
+[BitTorrent]
+Session\Interface=wg0
+Session\InterfaceName=wg0
+
 [Preferences]
 General\Locale=en
 Connection\PortRangeMin=6881
 Connection\UPnP=false
+Connection\Interface=wg0
+Connection\InterfaceName=wg0
 General\UseRandomPort=false
 WebUI\CSRFProtection=false
 WebUI\LocalHostAuth=false
diff --git a/run/nobody/qbittorrent.sh b/run/nobody/qbittorrent.sh
index 6448667..12a3388 100644
--- a/run/nobody/qbittorrent.sh
+++ b/run/nobody/qbittorrent.sh
@@ -1,84 +1,138 @@
 #!/usr/bin/dumb-init /bin/bash
 
-if [[ "${qbittorrent_running}" == "false" ]]; then
+function edit_qbittorrent_config() {
+
+	# set network interface binding to vpn virtual adapter (wg0/tun0/tap0) for qbittorrent on startup
+	sed -i -e "s~^Connection\\\\Interface\=.*~Connection\\\\Interface\=${VPN_DEVICE_TYPE}~g" "${qbittorrent_config}"
+	sed -i -e "s~^Connection\\\\InterfaceName\=.*~Connection\\\\InterfaceName\=${VPN_DEVICE_TYPE}~g" "${qbittorrent_config}"
+	sed -i -e "s~^Session\\\\Interface\=.*~Session\\\\Interface\=${VPN_DEVICE_TYPE}~g" "${qbittorrent_config}"
+	sed -i -e "s~^Session\\\\InterfaceName\=.*~Session\\\\InterfaceName\=${VPN_DEVICE_TYPE}~g" "${qbittorrent_config}"
+
+	# forcibly set allow anonymous access from localhost to api (used to change incoming port)
+	sed -i -e 's~^WebUI\\LocalHostAuth=.*~WebUI\\LocalHostAuth=false~g' "${qbittorrent_config}"
+
+	# set locale to prevent 4.1.4 gui render issues if no locale set
+	grep -q 'General\\Locale' "${qbittorrent_config}" || sed -i '/\[Preferences\]/a General\\Locale=en' "${qbittorrent_config}"
+
+}
+
+function init_qbittorrent() {
+
+	# if qbittorrent config file doesnt exist then copy default to host config volume
+	if [[ ! -f "${qbittorrent_config}" ]]; then
+
+		echo "[info] qBittorrent config file doesnt exist, copying default to '/config/qBittorrent/config/'..."
+
+		# copy default qbittorrent config file to /config/qBittorrent/config/
+		mkdir -p /config/qBittorrent/config && cp /home/nobody/qbittorrent/config/* /config/qBittorrent/config/
+
+	else
+
+		echo "[info] qBittorrent config file already exists, skipping copy"
+
+	fi
 
 	echo "[info] Removing session lock file (if it exists)..."
 	rm -f /config/qBittorrent/data/BT_backup/session.lock
 
-	# set network interface binding to vpn virtual adapter (wg0/tun0/tap0) for qbittorrent on startup
-	sed -i -e "s~^Connection\\\\Interface\=.*~Connection\\\\Interface\=${VPN_DEVICE_TYPE}~g" '/config/qBittorrent/config/qBittorrent.conf'
-	sed -i -e "s~^Connection\\\\InterfaceName\=.*~Connection\\\\InterfaceName\=${VPN_DEVICE_TYPE}~g" '/config/qBittorrent/config/qBittorrent.conf'
-	sed -i -e "s~^Session\\\\Interface\=.*~Session\\\\Interface\=${VPN_DEVICE_TYPE}~g" '/config/qBittorrent/config/qBittorrent.conf'
-	sed -i -e "s~^Session\\\\InterfaceName\=.*~Session\\\\InterfaceName\=${VPN_DEVICE_TYPE}~g" '/config/qBittorrent/config/qBittorrent.conf'
+	# force unix line endings conversion in case user edited qbittorrent.conf with notepad
+	/usr/local/bin/dos2unix.sh "${qbittorrent_config}"
 
-	echo "[info] Attempting to start qBittorrent..."
+}
 
-	# run qBittorrent (daemonized, non-blocking) - note qbittorrent requires docker privileged flag
-	/usr/bin/qbittorrent-nox --daemon --webui-port="${WEBUI_PORT}" --profile=/config
+function configure_incoming_port(){
 
-	# make sure process qbittorrent-nox DOES exist
-	retry_count=12
-	retry_wait=1
-	while true; do
+	# change incoming port using the qbittorrent api - note this requires anonymous authentication via webui
+	# option 'Bypass authentication for clients on localhost'
+	if [[ "${VPN_PROV}" == "pia" ||  "${VPN_PROV}" == "protonvpn" ]] && [[ -n "${VPN_INCOMING_PORT}" ]]; then
 
-		if ! pgrep -x "qbittorrent-nox" > /dev/null; then
+		# identify protocol, used by curl to connect to api
+		if grep -q 'WebUI\\HTTPS\\Enabled=true' "${qbittorrent_config}"; then
+			web_protocol="https"
+		else
+			web_protocol="http"
+		fi
 
-			retry_count=$((retry_count-1))
-			if [ "${retry_count}" -eq "0" ]; then
+		# note -k flag required to support insecure connection (self signed certs) when https used
+		curl -k -i -X POST -d "json={\"random_port\": false}" "${web_protocol}://localhost:${WEBUI_PORT}/api/v2/app/setPreferences" &> /dev/null
+		curl -k -i -X POST -d "json={\"listen_port\": ${VPN_INCOMING_PORT}}" "${web_protocol}://localhost:${WEBUI_PORT}/api/v2/app/setPreferences" &> /dev/null
 
-				echo "[warn] Wait for qBittorrent process to start aborted, too many retries"
-				echo "[info] Showing output from command before exit..."
-				timeout 10 yes | /usr/bin/qbittorrent-nox --webui-port="${WEBUI_PORT}" --profile=/config ; return 1
+		# set qbittorrent port to current vpn port (used when checking for changes on next run)s
+		qbittorrent_port="${VPN_INCOMING_PORT}"
 
-			else
+	fi
 
-				if [[ "${DEBUG}" == "true" ]]; then
-					echo "[debug] Waiting for qBittorrent process to start"
-					echo "[debug] Re-check in ${retry_wait} secs..."
-					echo "[debug] ${retry_count} retries left"
-				fi
-				sleep "${retry_wait}s"
+	# set qbittorrent ip to current vpn ip (used when checking for changes on next run)
+	qbittorrent_ip="${vpn_ip}"
 
-			fi
+}
 
-		else
+function start() {
 
-			echo "[info] qBittorrent process started"
-			break
+	if [[ "${qbittorrent_running}" == "false" ]]; then
 
-		fi
+		# define destination file path for qbittorrent config file
+		qbittorrent_config="/config/qBittorrent/config/qBittorrent.conf"
 
-	done
+		# copy config if it doesn't exist and set line endings
+		init_qbittorrent
 
-	echo "[info] Waiting for qBittorrent process to start listening on port ${WEBUI_PORT}..."
+		# edit qbittorrent config
+		edit_qbittorrent_config
 
-	while [[ $(netstat -lnt | awk "\$6 == \"LISTEN\" && \$4 ~ \".${WEBUI_PORT}\"") == "" ]]; do
-		sleep 0.1
-	done
+		echo "[info] Attempting to start qBittorrent..."
 
-	echo "[info] qBittorrent process listening on port ${WEBUI_PORT}"
+		# run qBittorrent (backgrounded, non-blocking) - note qbittorrent requires docker privileged flag
+		timeout 10 yes | nohup /usr/bin/qbittorrent-nox --webui-port="${WEBUI_PORT}" --profile=/config >> '/config/supervisord.log' 2>&1 &
 
-fi
+		# make sure process qbittorrent-nox DOES exist
+		retry_count=12
+		retry_wait=1
+		while true; do
 
-# change incoming port using the qbittorrent api - note this requires anonymous authentication via webui
-# option 'Bypass authentication for clients on localhost'
-if [[ "${VPN_PROV}" == "pia" ||  "${VPN_PROV}" == "protonvpn" ]] && [[ -n "${VPN_INCOMING_PORT}" ]]; then
+			if ! pgrep "qbittorrent-nox" > /dev/null; then
 
-	# identify protocol, used by curl to connect to api
-	if grep -q 'WebUI\\HTTPS\\Enabled=true' '/config/qBittorrent/config/qBittorrent.conf'; then
-		web_protocol="https"
-	else
-		web_protocol="http"
-	fi
+				retry_count=$((retry_count-1))
+				if [ "${retry_count}" -eq "0" ]; then
+
+					echo "[warn] Wait for qBittorrent process to start aborted, too many retries"
+					echo "[info] Showing output from command before exit..."
+					timeout 10 yes | /usr/bin/qbittorrent-nox --webui-port="${WEBUI_PORT}" --profile=/config ; return 1
+
+				else
+
+					if [[ "${DEBUG}" == "true" ]]; then
+						echo "[debug] Waiting for qBittorrent process to start"
+						echo "[debug] Re-check in ${retry_wait} secs..."
+						echo "[debug] ${retry_count} retries left"
+					fi
+					sleep "${retry_wait}s"
+
+				fi
 
-	# note -k flag required to support insecure connection (self signed certs) when https used
-	curl -k -i -X POST -d "json={\"random_port\": false}" "${web_protocol}://localhost:${WEBUI_PORT}/api/v2/app/setPreferences" &> /dev/null
-	curl -k -i -X POST -d "json={\"listen_port\": ${VPN_INCOMING_PORT}}" "${web_protocol}://localhost:${WEBUI_PORT}/api/v2/app/setPreferences" &> /dev/null
+			else
+
+				echo "[info] qBittorrent process started"
+				break
+
+			fi
+
+		done
+
+		echo "[info] Waiting for qBittorrent process to start listening on port ${WEBUI_PORT}..."
+
+		while [[ $(netstat -lnt | awk "\$6 == \"LISTEN\" && \$4 ~ \".${WEBUI_PORT}\"") == "" ]]; do
+			sleep 0.1
+		done
+
+		echo "[info] qBittorrent process listening on port ${WEBUI_PORT}"
+
+	fi
 
-	# set qbittorrent port to current vpn port (used when checking for changes on next run)s
-	qbittorrent_port="${VPN_INCOMING_PORT}"
+	# confgure incoming port
+	configure_incoming_port
 
-fi
+}
 
-# set qbittorrent ip to current vpn ip (used when checking for changes on next run)
-qbittorrent_ip="${vpn_ip}"
+# kickoff
+start
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/run/nobody/watchdog.sh b/run/nobody/watchdog.sh
index 03d6a50..fb8fa1b 100644
--- a/run/nobody/watchdog.sh
+++ b/run/nobody/watchdog.sh
@@ -1,34 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/dumb-init /bin/bash
 
-# define destination file path for qbittorrent config file
-qbittorrent_config="/config/qBittorrent/config/qBittorrent.conf"
-
-# if qbittorrent config file doesnt exist then copy default to host config volume
-if [[ ! -f "${qbittorrent_config}" ]]; then
-
-	echo "[info] qBittorrent config file doesnt exist, copying default to /config/qBittorrent/config/..."
-
-	# copy default qbittorrent config file to /config/qBittorrent/config/
-	mkdir -p /config/qBittorrent/config && cp /home/nobody/qbittorrent/config/* /config/qBittorrent/config/
-
-else
-
-	echo "[info] qBittorrent config file already exists, skipping copy"
-
-fi
-
-echo "[info] Removing session lock file (if it exists)..."
-rm -f /config/qBittorrent/data/BT_backup/session.lock
-
-# force unix line endings conversion in case user edited qbittorrent.conf with notepad
-/usr/local/bin/dos2unix.sh "${qbittorrent_config}"
-
-# set locale to prevent 4.1.4 gui render issues if no locale set
-grep -q 'General\\Locale' "${qbittorrent_config}" || sed -i '/\[Preferences\]/a General\\Locale=en' "${qbittorrent_config}"
-
-# forcibly set allow anonymous access from localhost to api (used to change incoming port)
-sed -i 's~^WebUI\\LocalHostAuth=.*~WebUI\\LocalHostAuth=false~g' "${qbittorrent_config}"
-
 # set default values for port and ip
 qbittorrent_port="6881"
 qbittorrent_ip="0.0.0.0"