diff --git a/src/driver/record.cpp b/src/driver/record.cpp
index 6fc811b67..cf0e3388c 100644
--- a/src/driver/record.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/record.cpp
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ bool CRecordManager::RunStartScript(void)
 		return false;
 
 	puts("[neutrino.cpp] executing " NEUTRINO_RECORDING_START_SCRIPT ".");
-	if (my_system(NEUTRINO_RECORDING_START_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL) != 0) {
+	if (file_exists(NEUTRINO_RECORDING_START_SCRIPT) && my_system(NEUTRINO_RECORDING_START_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL) != 0) {
 		perror(NEUTRINO_RECORDING_START_SCRIPT " failed");
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ bool CRecordManager::RunStopScript(void)
 		return false;
 
 	puts("[neutrino.cpp] executing " NEUTRINO_RECORDING_ENDED_SCRIPT ".");
-	if (my_system(NEUTRINO_RECORDING_ENDED_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL) != 0) {
+	if (file_exists(NEUTRINO_RECORDING_ENDED_SCRIPT) && my_system(NEUTRINO_RECORDING_ENDED_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL) != 0) {
 		perror(NEUTRINO_RECORDING_ENDED_SCRIPT " failed");
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/src/gui/audioplayer.cpp b/src/gui/audioplayer.cpp
index 96424233b..2a7b74855 100644
--- a/src/gui/audioplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/audioplayer.cpp
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ int CAudioPlayerGui::exec(CMenuTarget* parent, const std::string &actionKey)
 	g_Sectionsd->setPauseScanning(true);
 
 	puts("[audioplayer.cpp] executing " AUDIOPLAYER_START_SCRIPT ".");
-	if (my_system(AUDIOPLAYER_START_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL) != 0)
+	if (file_exists(AUDIOPLAYER_START_SCRIPT) && my_system(AUDIOPLAYER_START_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL) != 0)
 		perror("Datei " AUDIOPLAYER_START_SCRIPT " fehlt.Bitte erstellen, wenn gebraucht.\nFile " AUDIOPLAYER_START_SCRIPT " not found. Please create if needed.\n");
 
 	show();
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ int CAudioPlayerGui::exec(CMenuTarget* parent, const std::string &actionKey)
 	m_frameBuffer->paintBackground();
 
 	puts("[audioplayer.cpp] executing " AUDIOPLAYER_END_SCRIPT ".");
-	if (my_system(AUDIOPLAYER_END_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL) != 0)
+	if (file_exists(AUDIOPLAYER_END_SCRIPT) && my_system(AUDIOPLAYER_END_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL) != 0)
 		perror("Datei " AUDIOPLAYER_END_SCRIPT " fehlt. Bitte erstellen, wenn gebraucht.\nFile " AUDIOPLAYER_END_SCRIPT " not found. Please create if needed.\n");
 
 	g_Zapit->unlockPlayBack();
diff --git a/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp b/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
index a51e04ff9..f35e55c4d 100644
--- a/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ int CMoviePlayerGui::exec(CMenuTarget * parent, const std::string & actionKey)
 	startposition = 0;
 
 	puts("[movieplayer.cpp] executing " MOVIEPLAYER_START_SCRIPT ".");
-	if (my_system(MOVIEPLAYER_START_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL) != 0)
+	if (file_exists(MOVIEPLAYER_START_SCRIPT) && my_system(MOVIEPLAYER_START_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL) != 0)
 		perror(MOVIEPLAYER_START_SCRIPT " failed");
 	
 	isMovieBrowser = false;
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ int CMoviePlayerGui::exec(CMenuTarget * parent, const std::string & actionKey)
 	bookmarkmanager->flush();
 
 	puts("[movieplayer.cpp] executing " MOVIEPLAYER_END_SCRIPT ".");
-	if (my_system(MOVIEPLAYER_END_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL) != 0)
+	if (file_exists(MOVIEPLAYER_END_SCRIPT) && my_system(MOVIEPLAYER_END_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL) != 0)
 		perror(MOVIEPLAYER_END_SCRIPT " failed");
 
 	CVFD::getInstance()->setMode(CVFD::MODE_TVRADIO);
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ bool CMoviePlayerGui::SelectFile()
 
 	printf("CMoviePlayerGui::SelectFile: isBookmark %d timeshift %d isMovieBrowser %d\n", isBookmark, timeshift, isMovieBrowser);
 	if (has_hdd)
-		system("(rm /hdd/.wakeup; touch /hdd/.wakeup; sync) > /dev/null  2> /dev/null &");
+		wakeup_hdd(g_settings.network_nfs_recordingdir);
 
 	if (timeshift) {
 		t_channel_id live_channel_id = CZapit::getInstance()->GetCurrentChannelID();
diff --git a/src/gui/plugins.cpp b/src/gui/plugins.cpp
index 8a0e1c7e9..06b8b88e8 100644
--- a/src/gui/plugins.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/plugins.cpp
@@ -96,18 +96,6 @@ int CPlugins::find_plugin(const std::string & filename)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-bool CPlugins::pluginfile_exists(const std::string & filename)
-{
-	struct stat stat_buf;
-	if(::stat(filename.c_str(), &stat_buf) == 0)
-	{
-		return true;
-	} else
-	{
-		return false;
-	}
-}
-
 void CPlugins::scanDir(const char *dir)
 {
 	struct dirent **namelist;
@@ -370,7 +358,7 @@ void CPlugins::startScriptPlugin(int number)
 {
 	const char *script = plugin_list[number].pluginfile.c_str();
 	printf("[CPlugins] executing script %s\n",script);
-	if (!pluginfile_exists(plugin_list[number].pluginfile))
+	if (!file_exists(script))
 	{
 		printf("[CPlugins] could not find %s,\nperhaps wrong plugin type in %s\n",
 		       script, plugin_list[number].cfgfile.c_str());
@@ -423,7 +411,7 @@ void CPlugins::startPlugin(int number,int /*param*/)
 		startScriptPlugin(number);
 		return;
 	}
-	if (!pluginfile_exists(plugin_list[number].pluginfile))
+	if (!file_exists(plugin_list[number].pluginfile.c_str()))
 	{
 		printf("[CPlugins] could not find %s,\nperhaps wrong plugin type in %s\n",
 		       plugin_list[number].pluginfile.c_str(), plugin_list[number].cfgfile.c_str());
diff --git a/src/gui/plugins.h b/src/gui/plugins.h
index 9fab562b2..f37cc0704 100644
--- a/src/gui/plugins.h
+++ b/src/gui/plugins.h
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ class CPlugins
 		void scanDir(const char *dir);
 		bool plugin_exists(const std::string & filename);
 		int find_plugin(const std::string & filename);
-		bool pluginfile_exists(const std::string & filename);
 		CPlugins::p_type_t getPluginType(int type);
 	public:
 		CPlugins();
diff --git a/src/gui/scan.cpp b/src/gui/scan.cpp
index 7b66492b4..0c6587f83 100644
--- a/src/gui/scan.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/scan.cpp
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ int CScanTs::exec(CMenuTarget* /*parent*/, const std::string & actionKey)
 
 	if(!manual) {
 		g_RCInput->close_click();
-                if (my_system(NEUTRINO_SCAN_START_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL) != 0)
+                if (file_exists(NEUTRINO_SCAN_START_SCRIPT) && my_system(NEUTRINO_SCAN_START_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL) != 0)
                 	perror(NEUTRINO_SCAN_START_SCRIPT " failed");
 	}
 
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ int CScanTs::exec(CMenuTarget* /*parent*/, const std::string & actionKey)
 	g_Zapit->stopScan();
 
 	if(!manual) {
-                if (my_system(NEUTRINO_SCAN_STOP_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL) != 0)
+                if (file_exists(NEUTRINO_SCAN_STOP_SCRIPT) && my_system(NEUTRINO_SCAN_STOP_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL) != 0)
                 	perror(NEUTRINO_SCAN_STOP_SCRIPT " failed");
 		g_RCInput->open_click();
 	}
diff --git a/src/neutrino.cpp b/src/neutrino.cpp
index 6879eaa1e..01cb36036 100644
--- a/src/neutrino.cpp
+++ b/src/neutrino.cpp
@@ -2687,7 +2687,8 @@ _repeat:
 		return messages_return::handled;
 	}
 	else if( msg == NeutrinoMessages::ANNOUNCE_RECORD) {
-		my_system(NEUTRINO_RECORDING_TIMER_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL);
+		if(file_exists(NEUTRINO_RECORDING_TIMER_SCRIPT))
+			my_system(NEUTRINO_RECORDING_TIMER_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL);
 		if (g_settings.recording_type == RECORDING_FILE) {
 			char * recordingDir = ((CTimerd::RecordingInfo*)data)->recordingDir;
 			for(int i=0 ; i < NETWORK_NFS_NR_OF_ENTRIES ; i++) {
@@ -2701,7 +2702,7 @@ _repeat:
 				}
 			}
 			if(has_hdd) {
-				system("(rm /media/sda1/.wakeup; touch /media/sda1/.wakeup; sync) > /dev/null  2> /dev/null &"); // wakeup hdd
+				wakeup_hdd(g_settings.network_nfs_recordingdir);
 			}
 		}
 		if( g_settings.recording_zap_on_announce ) {
@@ -3225,7 +3226,7 @@ void CNeutrinoApp::standbyMode( bool bOnOff, bool fromDeepStandby )
 		standby_channel_id = CZapit::getInstance()->GetCurrentChannelID();
 
 		puts("[neutrino.cpp] executing " NEUTRINO_ENTER_STANDBY_SCRIPT ".");
-		if (my_system(NEUTRINO_ENTER_STANDBY_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL) != 0)
+		if (file_exists(NEUTRINO_ENTER_STANDBY_SCRIPT) && my_system(NEUTRINO_ENTER_STANDBY_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL) != 0)
 			perror(NEUTRINO_ENTER_STANDBY_SCRIPT " failed");
 
 		if(!CRecordManager::getInstance()->RecordingStatus())
@@ -3269,7 +3270,7 @@ void CNeutrinoApp::standbyMode( bool bOnOff, bool fromDeepStandby )
 		}
 
 		puts("[neutrino.cpp] executing " NEUTRINO_LEAVE_STANDBY_SCRIPT ".");
-		if (my_system(NEUTRINO_LEAVE_STANDBY_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL) != 0)
+		if (file_exists(NEUTRINO_LEAVE_STANDBY_SCRIPT) && my_system(NEUTRINO_LEAVE_STANDBY_SCRIPT,NULL,NULL) != 0)
 			perror(NEUTRINO_LEAVE_STANDBY_SCRIPT " failed");
 
 		CVFD::getInstance()->setMode(CVFD::MODE_TVRADIO);
diff --git a/src/system/helpers.cpp b/src/system/helpers.cpp
index bd4d598ab..6038eea98 100644
--- a/src/system/helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/system/helpers.cpp
@@ -32,9 +32,33 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/vfs.h>    /* or <sys/statfs.h> */
 #include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 
 #include <system/helpers.h>
 
+bool file_exists(const char *filename)
+{
+	struct stat stat_buf;
+	if(::stat(filename, &stat_buf) == 0)
+	{
+		return true;
+	} else
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+void  wakeup_hdd(const char *hdd_dir)
+{
+	if(!check_dir(hdd_dir)){
+		std::string wakeup_file = hdd_dir;
+		wakeup_file += "/.wakeup";
+		remove(wakeup_file.c_str());
+		creat(wakeup_file.c_str(),S_IREAD|S_IWRITE);
+		sync();
+	}
+}
+
 int my_system(const char * cmd, const char * arg1, const char * arg2)
 {
         int i;
diff --git a/src/system/helpers.h b/src/system/helpers.h
index 29f96dd4c..ec3074d6c 100644
--- a/src/system/helpers.h
+++ b/src/system/helpers.h
@@ -26,5 +26,7 @@ int my_system(const char * cmd, const char * arg1, const char * arg2);
 FILE* my_popen( pid_t& pid, const char *cmdstring, const char *type);
 int safe_mkdir(char * path);
 int check_dir(const char * newdir);
+bool file_exists(const char *filename);
+void wakeup_hdd(const char *hdd_dir);
 
 #endif