diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/52_telnet b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/52_telnet
index bfa314522e..427418e47f 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/52_telnet
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/52_telnet
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@
 
 . /etc/sysconfig
 
-# get options
-test -f /etc/network || exit 1
-. /etc/network
-
-if test "$TELNET_SERVER" = "yes" -a -f /etc/issue; then
+if test "$OE_START_TELNETSERVER" = "yes" -a -f /etc/issue; then
   progress "Starting telnet daemon"
   telnetd -f /etc/issue >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 fi
diff --git a/projects/intel/options b/projects/intel/options
index 3fd8691434..e0fee16c30 100644
--- a/projects/intel/options
+++ b/projects/intel/options
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+  ISSUE="Welcome to OpenELEC - the powerfull Mediacenter4you"
+
 # Mediacenter to use (moovida / mythtv)
   MEDIACENTER=moovida