diff --git a/files/usr/local/bin/aredn_message.sh b/files/usr/local/bin/aredn_message.sh
index 42359392..9c043b52 100755
--- a/files/usr/local/bin/aredn_message.sh
+++ b/files/usr/local/bin/aredn_message.sh
@@ -73,9 +73,11 @@ then
   else
     # need to append to node file
     retrieve_alert http://downloads.arednmesh.org/messages/all.txt aredn_message_all "all nodes"
-    echo "<br />" >> /tmp/aredn_message
-    cat /tmp/aredn_message_all >> /tmp/aredn_message
-    rm /tmp/aredn_message_all
+    if [ -s "/tmp/aredn_message_all" ]; then
+      echo "<br />" >> /tmp/aredn_message
+      cat /tmp/aredn_message_all >> /tmp/aredn_message
+      rm /tmp/aredn_message_all
+    fi
   fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/files/www/cgi-bin/advancednetwork b/files/www/cgi-bin/advancednetwork
index eaaf35e3..15e7848f 100755
--- a/files/www/cgi-bin/advancednetwork
+++ b/files/www/cgi-bin/advancednetwork
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ function write_xlink_config(configs)
     f:write("# Generated by advancednetwork\n")
     for _, config in ipairs(configs)
     do
-        f:write("\nconfig bridge-vlan\n")
+        f:write("\nconfig bridge-vlan '" .. config.name .. "bridge'\n")
         f:write("\toption device 'br0'\n")
         f:write("\toption vlan '" .. config.vlan .. "'\n")
         f:write("\tlist ports '" .. config.port .. ":t'\n")
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ function write_xlink_config(configs)
         end
         if config.peer and config.peer ~= "" then
             f:write("\toption peer '" .. config.peer .. "'\n")
-            f:write("\nconfig route\n")
+            f:write("\nconfig route '" .. config.name .. "route'\n")
             f:write("\toption interface '" .. config.name .. "'\n")
             f:write("\toption target '" .. config.peer .. "'\n")
         end