diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cf801b4..516ce20 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ NEVidebla-EKOnomia (invisible economy)
     * `sudo apt install -y libssl-dev build-essential libgpgme-dev`
 * `git clone https://github.com/creating2morrow/neveko`
 * `cd neveko && ./scripts/build_all_and_run.sh "-- -h"`
-* Example to start neveko with remote stagenet node for development:
-    * `./scripts/build_all_and_run.sh "-- --monero-rpc-daemon http://stagenet.community.rino.io:38081 --remote-node --monero-location /path/to/monero-x86_64-linux-gnu-v0.18.2.2/ --i2p-zero-dir /path/to/i2p-zero-linux.v1.21/"`
+* Example to start neveko with remote stagenet node / i2p proxy remote for development:
+    * `./scripts/build_all_and_run.sh "-- --monero-rpc-daemon http://stagenet.community.rino.io:38081 --remote-node --monero-location /path/to/monero-x86_64-linux-gnu-v0.18.2.2/ --i2p-proxy-host x.x.x.x:port --i2p-tunnels-json /path/to/manual-i2p/config/ --i2p-advanced`
     * the `--monero-location` flag is needed even when using a remote node because
       neveko has its own monero-wallet-rpc instance
 * gui built with rust [egui](https://docs.rs/egui/latest/egui/)
diff --git a/docs/index.txt b/docs/index.txt
index 45d6294..f5269b0 100644
--- a/docs/index.txt
+++ b/docs/index.txt
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ B -> http://c2m66oddrzozztxyzjegbdwtgbeiibq5vz2tpchmqamrzcahcfoq.b32.i2p
   - /pgp.txt - public gpg signing key
   - /index.txt - this page
   - /canary.txt
-  - /download/neveko-x86_64-linux-gnu-v0.4.1-alpha.tar.bz2  - latest neveko download
-  - /download/neveko-x86_64-linux-gnu-v0.4.1-alpha.tar.bz2.sig - detached sig
+  - /download/neveko-x86_64-linux-gnu-v0.4.2-alpha.tar.bz2  - latest neveko download
+  - /download/neveko-x86_64-linux-gnu-v0.4.2-alpha.tar.bz2.sig - detached sig
 
 NEVEKO Links (Clear)
 
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ NEVEKO Links (Clear)
 git clone https://github.com/creating2morrow/neveko.git
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diff --git a/neveko-gui/src/apps/home.rs b/neveko-gui/src/apps/home.rs
index 1fe5c96..b3952ee 100644
--- a/neveko-gui/src/apps/home.rs
+++ b/neveko-gui/src/apps/home.rs
@@ -256,21 +256,25 @@ impl eframe::App for HomeApp {
                     ui.text_edit_singleline(&mut self.connections.monero_location)
                         .labelled_by(cm_xmr_dir_label.id);
                 });
-                ui.horizontal(|ui| {
-                    let cm_i2p_dir_label = ui.label("i2p-zero path: \t");
-                    ui.text_edit_singleline(&mut self.connections.i2p_zero_dir)
-                        .labelled_by(cm_i2p_dir_label.id);
-                });
-                ui.horizontal(|ui| {
-                    let cm_i2p_proxy_label = ui.label("i2p proxy host: \t");
-                    ui.text_edit_singleline(&mut self.connections.i2p_proxy_host)
-                        .labelled_by(cm_i2p_proxy_label.id);
-                });
-                ui.horizontal(|ui| {
-                    let cm_i2p_tunnels_label = ui.label("tunnels.json dir:  ");
-                    ui.text_edit_singleline(&mut self.connections.i2p_tunnels_json)
-                        .labelled_by(cm_i2p_tunnels_label.id);
-                });
+                if !self.connections.is_i2p_advanced {
+                    ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+                        let cm_i2p_dir_label = ui.label("i2p-zero path: \t");
+                        ui.text_edit_singleline(&mut self.connections.i2p_zero_dir)
+                            .labelled_by(cm_i2p_dir_label.id);
+                    });
+                }
+                if self.connections.is_i2p_advanced {
+                    ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+                        let cm_i2p_proxy_label = ui.label("i2p proxy host: \t");
+                        ui.text_edit_singleline(&mut self.connections.i2p_proxy_host)
+                            .labelled_by(cm_i2p_proxy_label.id);
+                    });
+                    ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+                        let cm_i2p_tunnels_label = ui.label("tunnels.json dir:  ");
+                        ui.text_edit_singleline(&mut self.connections.i2p_tunnels_json)
+                            .labelled_by(cm_i2p_tunnels_label.id);
+                    });
+                }
                 let mut is_remote_node = self.connections.is_remote_node;
                 if ui.checkbox(&mut is_remote_node, "remote node").changed() {
                     self.connections.is_remote_node = !self.connections.is_remote_node;
@@ -293,16 +297,18 @@ impl eframe::App for HomeApp {
                     self.is_editing_connections = false;
                     utils::kill_child_processes(true);
                     utils::start_core(&self.connections);
-                    // set the i2p proxy host for advanced user re-use
-                    std::env::set_var(
-                        neveko_core::NEVEKO_I2P_PROXY_HOST,
-                        self.connections.i2p_proxy_host.clone(),
-                    );
-                    std::env::set_var(
-                        neveko_core::NEVEKO_I2P_TUNNELS_JSON,
-                        self.connections.i2p_tunnels_json.clone(),
-                    );
-                    std::env::set_var(neveko_core::NEVEKO_I2P_ADVANCED_MODE, String::from("1"));
+                    if self.connections.is_i2p_advanced {
+                        // set the i2p proxy host for advanced user re-use
+                        std::env::set_var(
+                            neveko_core::NEVEKO_I2P_PROXY_HOST,
+                            self.connections.i2p_proxy_host.clone(),
+                        );
+                        std::env::set_var(
+                            neveko_core::NEVEKO_I2P_TUNNELS_JSON,
+                            self.connections.i2p_tunnels_json.clone(),
+                        );
+                        std::env::set_var(neveko_core::NEVEKO_I2P_ADVANCED_MODE, String::from("1"));
+                    }
                     self.is_loading = true;
                     start_core_timeout(self.core_timeout_tx.clone(), ctx.clone());
                 }