diff --git a/build/root/install.sh b/build/root/install.sh
index 8cb6dcd..d0ca8ca 100644
--- a/build/root/install.sh
+++ b/build/root/install.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,18 @@
 # exit script if return code != 0
 set -e
 
+# we cannot build from src currently due to this issue:- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51027703/mxe-qt5-application-builds-fail-in-docker-container
+# we cannot use aur as this is not headless version and also doesnt build (see above).
+# we cannot use pacman as qbittorrent could be out of date (pointing at archive)
+# we cannot pull packages from aor as this may cause a package mismatch (due to point in time archive)
+
+# due to the above we are resetting to live repo and using pacman for this app.
+echo 'Server = http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch' > /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
+echo 'Server = http://archlinux.mirrors.uk2.net/$repo/os/$arch' >> /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
+
+# sync package databases for pacman
+pacman -Syyu --noconfirm
+
 # build scripts
 ####
 
@@ -19,7 +31,7 @@ mv /tmp/scripts-master/shell/arch/docker/*.sh /root/
 ####
 
 # define pacman packages
-pacman_packages="base-devel qt5-base qt5-tools qt5-svg boost boost-libs libtorrent-rasterbar python unrar geoip"
+pacman_packages="qbittorrent-nox python unrar geoip"
 
 # install compiled packages using pacman
 if [[ ! -z "${pacman_packages}" ]]; then
@@ -44,12 +56,6 @@ aur_packages=""
 # call aur install script (arch user repo) - note true required due to autodl-irssi error during install
 source /root/aur.sh
 
-# github releases
-####
-
-# download qbittorrent source
-/root/github.sh -df "github-download.zip" -dp "/tmp" -ep "/tmp/extracted" -ip "/opt/qbittorrent" -go "qbittorrent" -gr "qBittorrent" -rt "source" -qt "tags" -cs "cd /opt/qbittorrent && ./configure --disable-gui && make && make install && rm -rf /opt/qbittorrent"
-
 # container perms
 ####
 
diff --git a/run/nobody/qbittorrent.sh b/run/nobody/qbittorrent.sh
index 3dbcb63..e4568cc 100644
--- a/run/nobody/qbittorrent.sh
+++ b/run/nobody/qbittorrent.sh
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ if [[ "${qbittorrent_running}" == "true" ]]; then
 
 fi
 
-echo "[info] Removing any qBittorrent session lock files left over from the previous run..."
-rm -f /config/qbittorrent/session/*.lock
-
 echo "[info] Attempting to start qBittorrent..."
 
 if [[ "${VPN_ENABLED}" == "yes" ]]; then
@@ -29,7 +26,7 @@ if [[ "${VPN_ENABLED}" == "yes" ]]; then
 	if [[ "${VPN_PROV}" == "pia" && -n "${VPN_INCOMING_PORT}" ]]; then
 
 		# run qBittorrent (daemonized, non-blocking), specifying listening interface and port
-		/usr/bin/qbittorrent-nox --daemon --webui-port=8080 --profile=/config/qbittorrent
+		/usr/bin/qbittorrent-nox --daemon --webui-port=8080 --profile=/config --relative-fastresume
 
 		# set qbittorrent port to current vpn port (used when checking for changes on next run)
 		qbittorrent_port="${VPN_INCOMING_PORT}"
@@ -37,7 +34,7 @@ if [[ "${VPN_ENABLED}" == "yes" ]]; then
 	else
 
 		# run qBittorrent (daemonized, non-blocking), specifying listening interface
-		/usr/bin/qbittorrent-nox --daemon --webui-port=8080 --profile=/config/qbittorrent
+		/usr/bin/qbittorrent-nox --daemon --webui-port=8080 --profile=/config --relative-fastresume
 
 	fi
 
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ if [[ "${VPN_ENABLED}" == "yes" ]]; then
 else
 
 	# run tmux attached to qBittorrent (daemonized, non-blocking)
-	/usr/bin/qbittorrent-nox --daemon --webui-port=8080 --profile=/config/qbittorrent
+	/usr/bin/qbittorrent-nox --daemon --webui-port=8080 --profile=/config --relative-fastresume
 
 fi
 
diff --git a/run/nobody/watchdog.sh b/run/nobody/watchdog.sh
index af2a9fb..bd382a4 100644
--- a/run/nobody/watchdog.sh
+++ b/run/nobody/watchdog.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ while true; do
 			fi
 
 			# check if qbittorrent is running, if not then skip shutdown of process
-			if ! pgrep -x "qbittorrent main" > /dev/null; then
+			if ! pgrep -x "qbittorrent-nox" > /dev/null; then
 
 				echo "[info] qBittorrent not running"
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ while true; do
 	else
 
 		# check if qbittorrent is running, if not then start via qbittorrent.sh
-		if ! pgrep -x "qbittorrent main" > /dev/null; then
+		if ! pgrep -x "qbittorrent-nox" > /dev/null; then
 
 			echo "[info] qBittorrent not running"