diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1e2832a..ce648e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ## Changelog
 
 ### v6.1.0-beta.2 (upcoming)
+* remove hostname check for multihost slave
+* optimize startup script logging
 * adding breaks and optimizing maintenance script (fixes [#233](https://github.com/buanet/ioBroker.docker/issues/233))
 * v6.1.0-beta.1 (2021-12-23)
   * some more corrections in maintenance script ([#232 @agross](https://github.com/buanet/ioBroker.docker/pull/232)) 
diff --git a/debian/scripts/iobroker_startup.sh b/debian/scripts/iobroker_startup.sh
index e268ff5..9574c5f 100644
--- a/debian/scripts/iobroker_startup.sh
+++ b/debian/scripts/iobroker_startup.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ echo "-----                        Debugging information
 echo "-----                                                                      -----"
 echo "-----                                System                                -----"
 echo -n "-----                    " && echo -n "$(printf "%-20s %-28s" arch: $(uname -m))" && echo " -----"
+echo -n "-----                    " && echo -n "$(printf "%-20s %-28s" hostname: $(hostname))" && echo " -----"
 echo "-----                                                                      -----"
 echo "-----                             Docker-Image                             -----"
 echo -n "-----                    " && echo -n "$(printf "%-20s %-28s" image: ${VERSION})" && echo " -----"
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ then
   then
     echo "IoBroker backup file detected in /opt/iobroker. But Multihost is set to \"slave\"."
     echo "Restoring a backup is not supported on Multihost slaves. Please check configuration and start over."
-    echo "For more information see readme.md on Github (https://github.com/buanet/ioBroker.docker)."
+    echo "For more information see ioBroker Docker Image Docs (https://docs.buanet.de/iobroker-docker-image/docs/)."
     exit 1
   else
     echo "IoBroker backup file detected in /opt/iobroker."
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ echo "Done."
 echo ' '
 
 # checking hostname in ioBroker to match container hostname
-if [ $(bash iobroker object get system.adapter.admin.0 --pretty | grep -oP '(?<="host": ")[^"]*') != $(hostname) ]
+if [ $(bash iobroker object get system.adapter.admin.0 --pretty | grep -oP '(?<="host": ")[^"]*') != $(hostname) ] && [ "$multihost" != "slave" ]
 then
   echo "Hostname in ioBroker does not match the hostname of this container."
   echo "Updating hostname to " $(hostname)"..."
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ echo "$(printf -- '-%.0s' {1..80})"
 echo ' '
 
 echo "Some adapters have special requirements/ settings which can be activated by the use of environment variables."
-echo "For more information take a look at readme.md on Github!"
+echo "For more information see ioBroker Docker Image Docs (https://docs.buanet.de/iobroker-docker-image/docs/)."
 echo ' '
 
 
@@ -282,161 +283,164 @@ fi
 
 
 # Checking ENV for multihost setup
-# Configuring objects db host
-if [ "$multihost" = "master" ] && [ "$objectsdbtype" = "" ] && [ "$objectsdbhost" = "" ] && [ "$objectsdbport" = "" ]
+if [ "$multihost" != "" ]
 then
-  echo "Multihost is set as \"master\" by ENV and no external objects db is set."
-  echo "Setting host of objects db to \"0.0.0.0\" to allow external communication..."
-    jq --arg objectsdbhost "0.0.0.0" '.objects.host = $objectsdbhost' /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json > /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json.tmp && mv /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json.tmp /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json
-    chown -R $setuid:$setgid /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json && chmod 674 /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json
-  echo "Done."
+  echo "Checking Multihost Setup..."
+  echo ' ' 
+  # Configuring objects db host
+  if [ "$multihost" = "master" ] && [ "$objectsdbtype" = "" ] && [ "$objectsdbhost" = "" ] && [ "$objectsdbport" = "" ]
+  then
+    echo "Multihost is set as \"master\" by ENV and no external objects db is set."
+    echo "Setting host of objects db to \"0.0.0.0\" to allow external communication..."
+      jq --arg objectsdbhost "0.0.0.0" '.objects.host = $objectsdbhost' /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json > /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json.tmp && mv /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json.tmp /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json
+      chown -R $setuid:$setgid /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json && chmod 674 /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json
+    echo "Done."
+  elif [ "$multihost" = "master" ] && [ "$objectsdbhost" = "127.0.0.1" ]
+  then
+    echo "Multihost is set as \"master\" by ENV. But objects db host is set to \"127.0.0.1\" by ENV too."
+    echo "This configuration will not allow slaves to connect the objects db! Please change or remove ENV \"IOB_OBJECTSDB_HOST\" and start over!"
+    echo "For more information see ioBroker Docker Image Docs (https://docs.buanet.de/iobroker-docker-image/docs/)."
+    exit 1
+  elif [ "$multihost" = "master" ] &&  [ "$objectsdbtype" != "" ] && [ "$objectsdbhost" != "" ] && [ "$objectsdbport" != "" ]
+  then
+    echo "Multihost is set as \"master\" by ENV and external objects db is set."
+  elif ([ "$multihost" = "slave" ] && [ "$objectsdbtype" = "" ]) || ([ "$multihost" = "slave" ] && [ "$objectsdbhost" = "" ]) || ([ "$multihost" = "slave" ] && [ "$objectsdbport" = "" ])
+  then
+    echo "Multihost is set as \"slave\" by ENV. But no external objects db is set."
+    echo "You have to configure ENVs \"IOB_OBJECTSDB_TYPE\", \"IOB_OBJECTSDB_HOST\" and \"IOB_OBJECTSDB_PORT\" to connect to a maser objects db."
+    echo "Please check your settings and start over."
+    echo "For more information see ioBroker Docker Image Docs (https://docs.buanet.de/iobroker-docker-image/docs/)."
+    exit 1
+  elif [ "$multihost" = "slave" ] && [ "$objectsdbtype" != "" ] && [ "$objectsdbhost" != "" ] && [ "$objectsdbport" != "" ]
+  then
+    echo "Multihost is set as \"slave\" by ENV and external objects db is set."
+  elif [ "$multihost" != "" ]
+  then
+    echo "Multihost is set but it seems like some configuration is missing."
+    echo "Please checke if you have configured the ENVs \"MULTIHOST\", \"IOB_OBJECTSDB_TYPE\", \"IOB_OBJECTSDB_HOST\" and \"IOB_OBJECTSDB_PORT\" correctly and start over."
+    echo "For more information see ioBroker Docker Image Docs (https://docs.buanet.de/iobroker-docker-image/docs/)."
+    exit 1
+  fi
   echo ' '
-elif [ "$multihost" = "master" ] && [ "$objectsdbhost" = "127.0.0.1" ]
-then
-  echo "Multihost is set as \"master\" by ENV. But objects db host is set to \"127.0.0.1\" by ENV too."
-  echo "This configuration will not work! Please change or remove ENV \"IOB_OBJECTSDB_HOST\" and start over!"
-  echo "For more information see readme.md on Github (https://github.com/buanet/ioBroker.docker)."
-  exit 1
-elif [ "$multihost" = "master" ] &&  [ "$objectsdbtype" != "" ] && [ "$objectsdbhost" != "" ] && [ "$objectsdbport" != "" ]
-then
-  echo "Multihost is set as \"master\" by ENV and external objects db is set."
-  echo "Skipping this step..."
-  echo "Done."
-  echo ' '
-elif ([ "$multihost" = "slave" ] && [ "$objectsdbtype" = "" ]) || ([ "$multihost" = "slave" ] && [ "$objectsdbhost" = "" ]) || ([ "$multihost" = "slave" ] && [ "$objectsdbport" = "" ])
-then
-  echo "Multihost is set as \"slave\" by ENV. But no external objects db is set."
-  echo "You have to configure ENVs \"IOB_OBJECTSDB_TYPE\", \"IOB_OBJECTSDB_HOST\" and \"IOB_OBJECTSDB_PORT\" to connect to a maser objects db."
-  echo "Please check your settings and start over."
-  echo "For more information see readme.md on Github (https://github.com/buanet/ioBroker.docker)."
-  exit 1
-elif [ "$multihost" = "slave" ] && [ "$objectsdbtype" != "" ] && [ "$objectsdbhost" != "" ] && [ "$objectsdbport" != "" ]
-then
-  echo "Multihost is set as \"slave\" by ENV and external objects db is set."
-  echo "Skipping this step..."
-  echo "Done."
-  echo ' '
-elif [ "$multihost" != "" ]
-then
-  echo "Multihost is set but it seems like some configuration is missing."
-  echo "Please checke if you have configured the ENVs \"MULTIHOST\", \"IOB_OBJECTSDB_TYPE\", \"IOB_OBJECTSDB_HOST\" and \"IOB_OBJECTSDB_PORT\" correctly and start over."
-  echo "For more information see readme.md on Github (https://github.com/buanet/ioBroker.docker)."
-  exit 1
-fi
-#Configuring states db host
-if [ "$multihost" = "master" ] && [ "$statesdbtype" = "" ] && [ "$statesdbhost" = "" ] && [ "$statesdbport" = "" ]
-then
-  echo "Multihost is set as \"master\" by ENV and no external states db is set."
-  echo "Setting host of states db to \"0.0.0.0\" to allow external communication..."
-    jq --arg statesdbhost "0.0.0.0" '.states.host = $statesdbhost' /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json > /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json.tmp && mv /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json.tmp /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json
-    chown -R $setuid:$setgid /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json && chmod 674 /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json
-  echo "Done."
-  echo ' '
-elif [ "$multihost" = "master" ] && [ "$statesdbhost" = "127.0.0.1" ]
-then
-  echo "Multihost is set as \"master\" by ENV. But states db host is set to \"127.0.0.1\" by ENV too."
-  echo "This configuration will not work! Please change or remove ENV \"IOB_STATESDB_HOST\" and start over!"
-  echo "For more information see readme.md on Github (https://github.com/buanet/ioBroker.docker)."
-  exit 1
-elif [ "$multihost" = "master" ] && [ "$statesdbtype" != "" ] && [ "$statesdbhost" != "" ] && [ "$statesdbport" != "" ]
-then
-  echo "Multihost is set as \"master\" by ENV and external states db is set."
-  echo "Skipping this step..."
-  echo "Done."
-  echo ' '
-elif ([ "$multihost" = "slave" ] && [ "$statesdbtype" = "" ]) || ([ "$multihost" = "slave" ] && [ "$statesdbhost" = "" ]) || ([ "$multihost" = "slave" ] && [ "$statesdbport" = "" ])
-then
-  echo "Multihost is set as \"slave\" by ENV. But no external states db is set."
-  echo "You have to configure ENVs \"IOB_STATESDB_TYPE\", \"IOB_STATESDB_HOST\" and \"IOB_STATESDB_PORT\" to connect to a maser states db."
-  echo "Please check your settings and start over."
-  echo "For more information see readme.md on Github (https://github.com/buanet/ioBroker.docker)."
-  exit 1
-elif [ "$multihost" = "slave" ] && [ "$statesdbtype" != "" ] && [ "$statesdbhost" != "" ] && [ "$statesdbport" != "" ]
-then
-  echo "Multihost is set as \"slave\" by ENV and external states db is set."
-  echo "Skipping this step..."
-  echo "Done."
-  echo ' '
-elif [ "$multihost" != "" ]
-then
-  echo "Multihost is set but it seems like some configuration is missing."
-  echo "Please checke if you have configured the ENVs \"MULTIHOST\", \"IOB_STATESDB_TYPE\", \"IOB_STATESDB_HOST\" and \"IOB_STATESTDB_PORT\" correctly and start over."
-  echo "For more information see readme.md on Github (https://github.com/buanet/ioBroker.docker)."
-  exit 1
-fi
 
+  #Configuring states db host
+  if [ "$multihost" = "master" ] && [ "$statesdbtype" = "" ] && [ "$statesdbhost" = "" ] && [ "$statesdbport" = "" ]
+  then
+    echo "Multihost is set as \"master\" by ENV and no external states db is set."
+    echo "Setting host of states db to \"0.0.0.0\" to allow external communication..."
+      jq --arg statesdbhost "0.0.0.0" '.states.host = $statesdbhost' /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json > /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json.tmp && mv /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json.tmp /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json
+      chown -R $setuid:$setgid /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json && chmod 674 /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json
+    echo "Done."
+  elif [ "$multihost" = "master" ] && [ "$statesdbhost" = "127.0.0.1" ]
+  then
+    echo "Multihost is set as \"master\" by ENV. But states db host is set to \"127.0.0.1\" by ENV too."
+    echo "This configuration will not work! Please change or remove ENV \"IOB_STATESDB_HOST\" and start over!"
+    echo "For more information see ioBroker Docker Image Docs (https://docs.buanet.de/iobroker-docker-image/docs/)."
+    exit 1
+  elif [ "$multihost" = "master" ] && [ "$statesdbtype" != "" ] && [ "$statesdbhost" != "" ] && [ "$statesdbport" != "" ]
+  then
+    echo "Multihost is set as \"master\" by ENV and external states db is set."
+  elif ([ "$multihost" = "slave" ] && [ "$statesdbtype" = "" ]) || ([ "$multihost" = "slave" ] && [ "$statesdbhost" = "" ]) || ([ "$multihost" = "slave" ] && [ "$statesdbport" = "" ])
+  then
+    echo "Multihost is set as \"slave\" by ENV. But no external states db is set."
+    echo "You have to configure ENVs \"IOB_STATESDB_TYPE\", \"IOB_STATESDB_HOST\" and \"IOB_STATESDB_PORT\" to connect to a maser states db."
+    echo "Please check your settings and start over."
+    echo "For more information see ioBroker Docker Image Docs (https://docs.buanet.de/iobroker-docker-image/docs/)."
+    exit 1
+  elif [ "$multihost" = "slave" ] && [ "$statesdbtype" != "" ] && [ "$statesdbhost" != "" ] && [ "$statesdbport" != "" ]
+  then
+    echo "Multihost is set as \"slave\" by ENV and external states db is set."
+  elif [ "$multihost" != "" ]
+  then
+    echo "Multihost is set but it seems like some configuration is missing."
+    echo "Please checke if you have configured the ENVs \"MULTIHOST\", \"IOB_STATESDB_TYPE\", \"IOB_STATESDB_HOST\" and \"IOB_STATESTDB_PORT\" correctly and start over."
+    echo "For more information see ioBroker Docker Image Docs (https://docs.buanet.de/iobroker-docker-image/docs/)."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  echo ' '
+  echo "Done."
+  echo ' '
+fi
 
 # Checking ENVs for custom setup of objects db
 if [ "$objectsdbtype" != "" ] || [ "$objectsdbhost" != "" ] || [ "$objectsdbport" != "" ]
 then
+  echo "Checking custom settings for objects db..."
+  echo ' '
   if [ "$objectsdbtype" != $(jq -r '.objects.type' /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json) ]
   then
-    echo "ENV IOB_OBJECTSDB_TYPE is set and value is different from detected ioBroker installation."
+    echo "IOB_OBJECTSDB_TYPE is set and value is different from detected ioBroker installation."
     echo "Setting type of objects db to \""$objectsdbtype"\"..."
       jq --arg objectsdbtype "$objectsdbtype" '.objects.type = $objectsdbtype' /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json > /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json.tmp && mv /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json.tmp /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json
       chown -R $setuid:$setgid /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json && chmod 674 /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json
     echo "Done."
   else
-    echo "ENV IOB_OBJECTSDB_TYPE is set and value meets detected ioBroker installation. Nothing to do here."
+    echo "IOB_OBJECTSDB_TYPE is set and value meets detected ioBroker installation."
   fi
   if [ "$objectsdbhost" != $(jq -r '.objects.host' /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json) ]
   then
-    echo "ENV IOB_OBJECTSDB_HOST is set and value is different from detected ioBroker installation."
+    echo "IOB_OBJECTSDB_HOST is set and value is different from detected ioBroker installation."
     echo "Setting host of objects db to \""$objectsdbhost"\"..."
       jq --arg objectsdbhost "$objectsdbhost" '.objects.host = $objectsdbhost' /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json > /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json.tmp && mv /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json.tmp /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json
       chown -R $setuid:$setgid /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json && chmod 674 /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json
     echo "Done."
   else
-    echo "ENV IOB_OBJECTSDB_HOST is set and value meets detected ioBroker installation. Nothing to do here."
+    echo "IOB_OBJECTSDB_HOST is set and value meets detected ioBroker installation."
   fi
   if [ "$objectsdbport" != $(jq -r '.objects.port' /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json) ]
   then
-    echo "ENV IOB_OBJECTSDB_PORT is set and value is different from detected ioBroker installation."
+    echo "IOB_OBJECTSDB_PORT is set and value is different from detected ioBroker installation."
     echo "Setting port of objects db to \""$objectsdbport"\"..."
       jq --arg objectsdbport $objectsdbport '.objects.port = $objectsdbport' /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json > /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json.tmp && mv /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json.tmp /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json
       chown -R $setuid:$setgid /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json && chmod 674 /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json
     echo "Done."
   else
-    echo "ENV IOB_OBJECTSDB_PORT is set and value meets detected ioBroker installation. Nothing to do here."
+    echo "IOB_OBJECTSDB_PORT is set and value meets detected ioBroker installation."
   fi
   echo ' '
+  echo "Done."
+  echo ' '
 fi
 
 
 # Checking ENVs for custom setup of states db#
 if [ "$statesdbtype" != "" ] || [ "$statesdbhost" != "" ] || [ "$statesdbport" != "" ]
 then
+  echo "Checking custom settings for states db..."
+  echo ' '
   if [ "$statesdbtype" != $(jq -r '.states.type' /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json) ]
   then
-    echo "ENV IOB_STATESDB_TYPE is set and value is different from detected ioBroker installation."
+    echo "IOB_STATESDB_TYPE is set and value is different from detected ioBroker installation."
     echo "Setting type of states db to \""$statesdbtype"\"..."
       jq --arg statesdbtype "$statesdbtype" '.states.type = $statesdbtype' /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json > /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json.tmp && mv /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json.tmp /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json
       chown -R $setuid:$setgid /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json && chmod 674 /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json
     echo "Done."
   else
-    echo "ENV IOB_STATESDB_TYPE is set and value meets detected ioBroker installation. Nothing to do here."
+    echo "IOB_STATESDB_TYPE is set and value meets detected ioBroker installation."
   fi
   if [ "$statesdbhost" != $(jq -r '.states.host' /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json) ]
   then
-    echo "ENV IOB_STATESDB_HOST is set and value is different from detected ioBroker installation."
+    echo "IOB_STATESDB_HOST is set and value is different from detected ioBroker installation."
     echo "Setting host of states db to \""$statesdbhost"\"..."
       jq --arg statesdbhost "$statesdbhost" '.states.host = $statesdbhost' /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json > /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json.tmp && mv /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json.tmp /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json
       chown -R $setuid:$setgid /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json && chmod 674 /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json
     echo "Done."
   else
-    echo "ENV IOB_STATESDB_HOST is set and value meets detected ioBroker installation. Nothing to do here."
+    echo "IOB_STATESDB_HOST is set and value meets detected ioBroker installation."
   fi
   if [ "$statesdbport" != $(jq -r '.states.port' /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json) ]
   then
-    echo "ENV IOB_STATESDB_PORT is set and value is different from detected ioBroker installation."
+    echo "IOB_STATESDB_PORT is set and value is different from detected ioBroker installation."
     echo "Setting port of states db to \""$statesdbport"\"..."
       jq --arg statesdbport $statesdbport '.states.port = $statesdbport' /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json > /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json.tmp && mv /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json.tmp /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json
       chown -R $setuid:$setgid /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json && chmod 674 /opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/iobroker.json
     echo "Done."
   else
-    echo "ENV IOB_STATESDB_PORT is set and value meets detected ioBroker installation. Nothing to do here."
+    echo "IOB_STATESDB_PORT is set and value meets detected ioBroker installation."
   fi
   echo ' '
+  echo "Done."
+  echo ' '
 fi