diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/scripts/backup-restore b/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/scripts/backup-restore
index 0ebeaf6934..00c8a36634 100755
--- a/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/scripts/backup-restore
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/scripts/backup-restore
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 BACKUP_FILE=`ls -1 /storage/.restore/??????????????.tar 2>/dev/null | tail -1`
 
-if [ -e "$BACKUP_FILE" ] ; then
+if [ -f "$BACKUP_FILE" ] ; then
   echo -en "please wait.. checking backup file: "
   tar tf $BACKUP_FILE &>/dev/null
   ret=$?
@@ -32,13 +32,14 @@ if [ -e "$BACKUP_FILE" ] ; then
     tar xf $BACKUP_FILE -C / &>/dev/null
     rm -f $BACKUP_FILE &>/dev/null
     echo done
-    echo "all good. normal startup in 5s..."
+    echo "rebooting in 5s..."
     sleep 5
   else
     echo FAILED
-    echo "normal startup in 30s..."
     rm -f $BACKUP_FILE &>/dev/null
+    echo "rebooting in 30s..."
     sleep 30
   fi
 fi
-
+sync
+reboot
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/scripts/factory-reset b/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/scripts/factory-reset
index 2e873024e3..964a022eb9 100755
--- a/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/scripts/factory-reset
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/scripts/factory-reset
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ get_target() {
   done
 }
 
-# hard reset
 if [ -f /storage/.cache/reset_oe ] ; then
+  # hard reset
+  rm -f /storage/.cache/reset_oe
   get_target
   if [ ! -z $target ] ; then
     echo "hard resetting..."
@@ -53,15 +54,19 @@ if [ -f /storage/.cache/reset_oe ] ; then
     if [ ! -z $uuid ] ; then
       tune2fs -U $uuid $target
     fi
-    reboot
+    echo "done"
+    sleep 5
   fi
-fi
-
-# soft reset
-if [ -f /storage/.cache/reset_xbmc ] ; then
+elif [ -f /storage/.cache/reset_xbmc ] ; then
+  # soft reset
+  rm -f /storage/.cache/reset_xbmc
   get_target
   if [ ! -z $target ] ; then
     echo "soft resetting..."
     rm -rf /storage/.??* 2>&1 >/dev/null
+    echo "done"
+    sleep 5
   fi
 fi
+sync
+reboot
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/system.d/backup-restore.service b/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/system.d/backup-restore.service
index 3428daecb3..abc385d245 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/system.d/backup-restore.service
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/system.d/backup-restore.service
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Restoring Backup
-DefaultDependencies=false
-After=show-version.service
-Before=local-fs-pre.target shutdown.target
-Conflicts=shutdown.target
-ConditionPathExistsGlob=|/storage/.restore/*.tar
+DefaultDependencies=no
 
 [Service]
-Type=oneshot
+Type=idle
 ExecStart=/usr/lib/openelec/backup-restore
-StandardOutput=tty
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=local-fs-pre.target
+StandardInput=tty-force
+StandardOutput=inherit
+StandardError=inherit
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/system.d/backup-restore.target b/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/system.d/backup-restore.target
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ade350df2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/system.d/backup-restore.target
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Restoring Backup target
+Requires=backup-restore.service
+After=backup-restore.service
+AllowIsolate=yes
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/system.d/factory-reset.service b/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/system.d/factory-reset.service
index 2394ede5f8..70aa5e2bd8 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/system.d/factory-reset.service
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/system.d/factory-reset.service
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Factory reset
-DefaultDependencies=false
-After=show-version.service
-Before=local-fs-pre.target shutdown.target
-Conflicts=shutdown.target
-
-ConditionPathExists=|/storage/.cache/reset_oe
-ConditionPathExists=|/storage/.cache/reset_xbmc
+DefaultDependencies=no
 
 [Service]
-Type=oneshot
+Type=idle
 ExecStart=/usr/lib/openelec/factory-reset
-StandardOutput=tty
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=local-fs-pre.target
+StandardInput=tty-force
+StandardOutput=inherit
+StandardError=inherit
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/system.d/factory-reset.target b/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/system.d/factory-reset.target
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28c5aa4f20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/system.d/factory-reset.target
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Factory reset target
+Requires=factory-reset.service
+After=factory-reset.service
+AllowIsolate=yes
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/fs-resize b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/fs-resize
index 5071d62846..7301d9b316 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/fs-resize
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/fs-resize
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ if [ -e /storage/.please_resize_me ] ; then
       ;;
   esac
 
+  rm -f /storage/.please_resize_me
+  sync
+
   # just in case
   if [ ! -z "$DISK" -a ! -z "$PART" ] ; then
     # get storage partition start
@@ -38,8 +41,6 @@ if [ -e /storage/.please_resize_me ] ; then
 
     # failed to get partition start offset ?
     if [ ! -z "$PART_START" ] ; then
-      rm -f /storage/.please_resize_me
-      sync
       umount $PART
       # TODO: clean up debug
       echo "resizing /storage..."
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ if [ -e /storage/.please_resize_me ] ; then
       resize2fs $PART &>/dev/null
       echo "...done. rebooting in 15s"
       sleep 15
-      reboot
     fi
   fi
 fi
+reboot
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
index 000248dca6..3883fb71be 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@
         wol_wait="${arg#*=}"
         ;;
       textmode)
-        INIT_ARGS="$INIT_ARGS --unit=textmode.target"
+        INIT_UNIT="--unit=textmode.target"
         ;;
       installer)
-        INIT_ARGS="$INIT_ARGS --unit=installer.target"
+        INIT_UNIT="--unit=installer.target"
         ;;
       debugging)
         DEBUG=yes
@@ -662,7 +662,20 @@
   if [ "$STORAGE_NETBOOT" = "yes" ] ; then
     echo "" > /sysroot/dev/.storage_netboot
   fi
+
+  if [ -f /sysroot/storage/.please_resize_me ] ; then
+    INIT_ARGS="--unit=fs-resize.target"
+  fi
+
+  BACKUP_FILE=`ls -1 /sysroot/storage/.restore/??????????????.tar 2>/dev/null | head -n 1`
+  if [ -f "$BACKUP_FILE" ] ; then
+    INIT_UNIT="--unit=backup-restore.target"
+  fi
+
+  if [ -f /sysroot/storage/.cache/reset_oe -o -f /sysroot/storage/.cache/reset_xbmc ] ; then
+    INIT_UNIT="--unit=factory-reset.target"
+  fi
   # switch to new sysroot and start real init
-  exec /bin/busybox switch_root /sysroot /usr/lib/systemd/systemd $INIT_ARGS
+  exec /bin/busybox switch_root /sysroot /usr/lib/systemd/systemd $INIT_ARGS $INIT_UNIT
 
   error "switch_root" "Error in initramfs. Could not switch to new root"
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d/fs-resize.service b/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d/fs-resize.service
index 022df942c3..2f2aaa4ab5 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d/fs-resize.service
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d/fs-resize.service
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=FS Resize
-DefaultDependencies=false
-After=show-version.service
-Before=local-fs-pre.target shutdown.target
-Conflicts=shutdown.target
-
-ConditionPathExists=|/storage/.please_resize_me
+DefaultDependencies=no
 
 [Service]
-Type=oneshot
+Type=idle
 ExecStart=/usr/lib/openelec/fs-resize
-StandardOutput=tty
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=local-fs-pre.target
+StandardInput=tty-force
+StandardOutput=inherit
+StandardError=inherit
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d/fs-resize.target b/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d/fs-resize.target
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..838c57c293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d/fs-resize.target
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=FS Resize target
+Requires=fs-resize.service
+After=fs-resize.service
+AllowIsolate=yes