diff --git a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.start b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.start
index 5b21c799ee..f991988a58 100755
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.start
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.start
@@ -129,18 +129,17 @@ if [ "$ENABLE_XMLTV2VDR" == "true" ] ; then
   done
 fi
 
-if [ "$ENABLE_RESTFULAPI" == "true" ] ; then
-  RESTFULAPI_ARGS="--ip $RESTFULAPI_IP --port $RESTFULAPI_PORT"
-  if [ ! -z "$RESTFULAPI_EPGIMAGES" ]; then
-    mkdir -p "$RESTFULAPI_EPGIMAGES"
-    RESTFULAPI_ARGS="$RESTFULAPI_ARGS --epgimages=\"$RESTFULAPI_EPGIMAGES\""
-  fi
-  if [ ! -z "$RESTFULAPI_CHANNELLOGOS" ]; then
-    mkdir -p "$RESTFULAPI_CHANNELLOGOS"
-    RESTFULAPI_ARGS="$RESTFULAPI_ARGS --channellogos=\"$RESTFULAPI_CHANNELLOGOS\""
-  fi
-  VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG -P 'restfulapi $RESTFULAPI_ARGS'"
+if [ ! -d "$ADDON_HOME/epgimages" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$ADDON_HOME/epgimages"
 fi
+if [ ! -z "$ADDON_HOME/channellogos" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$ADDON_HOME/channellogos"
+fi
+
+RESTFULAPI_ARGS="--ip $RESTFULAPI_IP --port $RESTFULAPI_PORT"
+RESTFULAPI_ARGS="$RESTFULAPI_ARGS --epgimages=\"$ADDON_HOME/epgimages\""
+RESTFULAPI_ARGS="$RESTFULAPI_ARGS --channellogos=\"$ADDON_HOME/channellogos\""
+VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG -P 'restfulapi $RESTFULAPI_ARGS'"
 
 # vnsi last
 VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG -P vnsiserver"
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/language/English/strings.xml b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/language/English/strings.xml
index 27362beaf3..6f92edaaaf 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/language/English/strings.xml
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/language/English/strings.xml
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@
         <string id="1056">Enable external recdmd</string>
         <string id="1057">External recdmd path</string>
         <string id="1058">- number of devices</string>
-	<string id="1070">Enable plugin: restfulapi</string>
+	<string id="1070">restfulapi plugin options</string>
 	<string id="1071">- listen on ip</string>
 	<string id="1072">- listen on port</string>
-	<string id="1073">- Path to the epgimages</string>
-	<string id="1074">- Path to the channellogos</string>
 </strings>
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/settings.xml b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/settings.xml
index ac07980851..9e9dc028bc 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/settings.xml
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@
 		<setting id="ENABLE_DUMMYDEVICE" type="bool" label="1047" default="false" />
 		<setting id="ENABLE_SATIP" type="bool" label="1048" default="false" />
 		<setting id="ENABLE_EPGFIXER" type="bool" label="1049" default="false" />
-		<setting id="ENABLE_RESTFULAPI" type="bool" label="1070" default="false" />
-		<setting id="RESTFULAPI_IP" type="ipaddress" label="1071" values="" visible="!eq(-1,false)" default="0.0.0.0"/>
-		<setting id="RESTFULAPI_PORT" type="number" label="1072" values="" visible="!eq(-2,false)"  default="8002"/>
-		<setting id="RESTFULAPI_EPGIMAGES" type="file" label="1073" values="" visible="!eq(-3,false)"  default="/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/service.multimedia.vdr-addon/epgimages"/>
-		<setting id="RESTFULAPI_CHANNELLOGOS" type="file" label="1074" values="" visible="!eq(-4,false)"  default="/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/service.multimedia.vdr-addon/channellogos"/>
 		<setting type="sep" />
 		<setting id="ENABLE_SOFTCAM" type="bool" label="1036" default="true" />
+		<setting type="lsep" label="1070" />
+		<setting id="RESTFULAPI_IP" type="ipaddress" label="1071" values="" default="127.0.0.1"/>
+		<setting id="RESTFULAPI_PORT" type="number" label="1072" values="" default="8002"/>
     </category>
 </settings>
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/settings-default.xml b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/settings-default.xml
index b65e0ca19d..20e96b852c 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/settings-default.xml
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/settings-default.xml
@@ -17,13 +17,10 @@
     <setting id="ENABLE_DUMMYDEVICE" value="false" />
     <setting id="ENABLE_SATIP" value="false" />
     <setting id="ENABLE_EXTERNAL_RECCMD" value="false" />
-    <setting id="ENABLE_RESTFULAPI" value="false" />
     <setting id="EXTERNAL_RECCMD_PATH" value="" />
     <setting id="ENABLE_CHARSET_OVERRIDE" value="false" />
     <setting id="CHARSET_OVERRIDE_STR" value="" />
     <setting id="IPTV_NUM_DEVICES" value="1" />
-    <setting id="RESTFULAPI_IP" value="0.0.0.0" />
+    <setting id="RESTFULAPI_IP" value="127.0.0.1" />
     <setting id="RESTFULAPI_PORT" value="8002" />
-    <setting id="RESTFULAPI_EPGIMAGES" value="/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/service.multimedia.vdr-addon/epgimages" />
-    <setting id="RESTFULAPI_CHANNELLOGOS" value="/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/service.multimedia.vdr-addon/channellogos" />
 </settings>