diff --git a/resin-run.sh b/resin-run.sh
index f6e6cf9..e4286c3 100755
--- a/resin-run.sh
+++ b/resin-run.sh
@@ -16,36 +16,41 @@ echo "******************"
 
 if [[ $GATEWAY_REGION == "" ]]; then
     echo "ERROR: NO GATEWAY_REGION FOUND IN ENVIRONMENT"
-    exit 1
+    while true; do sleep 10; done
 fi
 echo GATEWAY_REGION: $GATEWAY_REGION
 
 if [[ $GATEWAY_NAME == "" ]]; then
     echo "ERROR: NO GATEWAY_NAME FOUND IN ENVIRONMENT"
-    exit 1
+    while true; do sleep 10; done # don't exit in resin
+	exit 1
 fi
 echo GATEWAY_NAME: $GATEWAY_NAME
 
 if [[ $GATEWAY_EMAIL == "" ]]; then
     echo "ERROR: NO GATEWAY_EMAIL FOUND IN ENVIRONMENT"
-    exit 1
+    while true; do sleep 10; done # don't exit in resin
+	exit 1
 fi
 echo GATEWAY_EMAIL: $GATEWAY_EMAIL
 
 if [[ $GATEWAY_LAT == "" ]]; then
     echo "ERROR: NO GATEWAY_LAT (latitude) FOUND IN ENVIRONMENT"
-    exit 1
+    while true; do sleep 10; done # don't exit in resin
+	exit 1
 fi
 echo GATEWAY_LAT: $GATEWAY_LAT
 
 if [[ $GATEWAY_LON == "" ]]; then
     echo "ERROR: NO GATEWAY_LON (longitude) FOUND IN ENVIRONMENT"
-    exit 1
+    while true; do sleep 10; done # don't exit in resin
+	exit 1
 fi
 echo GATEWAY_LON: $GATEWAY_LON
 
 if [[ $GATEWAY_ALT == "" ]]; then
     echo "ERROR: NO GATEWAY_ALT (altitude) FOUND IN ENVIRONMENT"
+    while true; do sleep 10; done # don't exit in resin
     exit 1
 fi
 echo GATEWAY_ALT: $GATEWAY_ALT
@@ -55,15 +60,14 @@ echo ""
 
 # load the region-appropriate global conf
 
-echo eval curl "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rayozzie/ttn-gateway-conf/master/$GATEWAY_REGION-global-conf.json --output ./global-conf.json
-
-eval curl "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rayozzie/ttn-gateway-conf/master/$GATEWAY_REGION-global-conf.json --output ./global-conf.json
-err=$?
-if [ $err -ne 0 ]
+if curl --fail "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rayozzie/ttn-gateway-conf/master/$GATEWAY_REGION-global-conf.json --output ./global-conf.json
 then
+	sleep 1
+else
 	echo "******************"
-    echo "ERROR: GATEWAY_REGION not found: $err"
+    echo "ERROR: GATEWAY_REGION not found"
 	echo "******************"
+    while true; do sleep 10; done # don't exit in resin
     exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/resin-run.sh~ b/resin-run.sh~
index 49eda91..8abe4bc 100755
--- a/resin-run.sh~
+++ b/resin-run.sh~
@@ -14,32 +14,43 @@ echo "******************"
 echo "*** Configuration:"
 echo "******************"
 
+if [[ $GATEWAY_REGION == "" ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: NO GATEWAY_REGION FOUND IN ENVIRONMENT"
+    while true; do sleep 10; done
+fi
+echo GATEWAY_REGION: $GATEWAY_REGION
+
 if [[ $GATEWAY_NAME == "" ]]; then
     echo "ERROR: NO GATEWAY_NAME FOUND IN ENVIRONMENT"
-    exit 1
+    while true; do sleep 10; done # don't exit in resin
+	exit 1
 fi
 echo GATEWAY_NAME: $GATEWAY_NAME
 
 if [[ $GATEWAY_EMAIL == "" ]]; then
     echo "ERROR: NO GATEWAY_EMAIL FOUND IN ENVIRONMENT"
-    exit 1
+    while true; do sleep 10; done # don't exit in resin
+	exit 1
 fi
 echo GATEWAY_EMAIL: $GATEWAY_EMAIL
 
 if [[ $GATEWAY_LAT == "" ]]; then
     echo "ERROR: NO GATEWAY_LAT (latitude) FOUND IN ENVIRONMENT"
-    exit 1
+    while true; do sleep 10; done # don't exit in resin
+	exit 1
 fi
 echo GATEWAY_LAT: $GATEWAY_LAT
 
 if [[ $GATEWAY_LON == "" ]]; then
     echo "ERROR: NO GATEWAY_LON (longitude) FOUND IN ENVIRONMENT"
-    exit 1
+    while true; do sleep 10; done # don't exit in resin
+	exit 1
 fi
 echo GATEWAY_LON: $GATEWAY_LON
 
 if [[ $GATEWAY_ALT == "" ]]; then
     echo "ERROR: NO GATEWAY_ALT (altitude) FOUND IN ENVIRONMENT"
+    while true; do sleep 10; done # don't exit in resin
     exit 1
 fi
 echo GATEWAY_ALT: $GATEWAY_ALT
@@ -47,6 +58,23 @@ echo GATEWAY_ALT: $GATEWAY_ALT
 echo "******************"
 echo ""
 
+# load the region-appropriate global conf
+
+echo eval curl "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rayozzie/ttn-gateway-conf/master/$GATEWAY_REGION-global-conf.json --output ./global-conf.json
+
+eval curl "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rayozzie/ttn-gateway-conf/master/$GATEWAY_REGION-global-conf.json --output ./global-conf.json
+err=$?
+if [ $err -ne 0 ]
+then
+	echo "******************"
+    echo "ERROR: GATEWAY_REGION not found: $err"
+	echo "******************"
+    while true; do sleep 10; done # don't exit in resin
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# create local.conf
+
 echo -e "{\n\t\"gateway_conf\": {\n\t\t\"gateway_ID\": \"0000000000000000\",\n\t\t\"servers\": [ { \"server_address\": \"croft.thethings.girovito.nl\", \"serv_port_up\": 1700, \"serv_port_down\": 1701, \"serv_enabled\": true } ],\n\t\t\"ref_latitude\": $GATEWAY_LAT,\n\t\t\"ref_longitude\": $GATEWAY_LON,\n\t\t\"ref_altitude\": $GATEWAY_ALT,\n\t\t\"contact_email\": \"$GATEWAY_EMAIL\",\n\t\t\"description\": \"$GATEWAY_NAME\" \n\t}\n}" >./local_conf.json
 
 # Reset gateway ID based on MAC