diff --git a/package/block-mount/files/block.sh b/package/block-mount/files/block.sh
index b8a473a00..72d6c3ab3 100644
--- a/package/block-mount/files/block.sh
+++ b/package/block-mount/files/block.sh
@@ -118,15 +118,18 @@ config_create_swap_fstab_entry() {
 
 	[ -n "$device" ] || return 0
 
-	local fstabnew="$(mktemp -t '.fstab.XXXXXXXX')"
+	local fstabnew
 	
 	mkdir -p /var/lock
-	lock /var/lock/fstab.lck
-	cat /tmp/fstab | grep -E -v "^$device[[:blank:]]" >>"$fstabnew"
-	[ "$enabled" -eq 1 ] && echo "$device	none	swap	sw	0	0" >> "$fstabnew"
-	cat "$fstabnew" >/tmp/fstab
-	lock -u /var/lock/fstab.lck
-	rm -f $fstabnew
+	lock -w /var/lock/fstab.lck && {
+		lock /var/lock/fstab.lck
+		fstabnew="$(mktemp -t '.fstab.XXXXXXXX')"
+		cat /tmp/fstab | grep -E -v "^$device[[:blank:]]" >>"$fstabnew"
+		[ "$enabled" -eq 1 ] && echo "$device	none	swap	sw	0	0" >> "$fstabnew"
+		cat "$fstabnew" >/tmp/fstab
+		rm -f $fstabnew
+		lock -u /var/lock/fstab.lck
+	}
 }
 
 config_create_mount_fstab_entry() {
@@ -140,15 +143,18 @@ config_create_mount_fstab_entry() {
 	[ -n "$target" ] || return 0
 	[ -n "$device" ] || return 0
 
-	local fstabnew="$(mktemp -t '.fstab.XXXXXXXX')"
+	local fstabnew
 	
 	mkdir -p /var/lock
-	lock /var/lock/fstab.lck
-	cat /tmp/fstab | grep -E -v "^$device[[:blank:]]" | grep -v "$target" >>"$fstabnew"
-	echo "$device	$target	$fstype	$options	0	0" >>"$fstabnew"
-	cat "$fstabnew" >/tmp/fstab		
-	lock -u /var/lock/fstab.lck
-	rm -f $fstabnew
+	lock -w /var/lock/fstab.lck && {
+		lock /var/lock/fstab.lck
+		fstabnew="$(mktemp -t '.fstab.XXXXXXXX')"
+		cat /tmp/fstab | grep -E -v "^$device[[:blank:]]" | grep -v "$target" >>"$fstabnew"
+		echo "$device	$target	$fstype	$options	0	0" >>"$fstabnew"
+		cat "$fstabnew" >/tmp/fstab		
+		rm -f $fstabnew
+		lock -u /var/lock/fstab.lck
+	}
 }
 
 libmount_find_token() {
diff --git a/package/block-mount/files/fsck.sh b/package/block-mount/files/fsck.sh
index 056229a4d..3011160a4 100644
--- a/package/block-mount/files/fsck.sh
+++ b/package/block-mount/files/fsck.sh
@@ -12,20 +12,18 @@ libmount_fsck() {
 	local found_fsck=0
 	
 
-	[ -n "$fsck_type" ] && [ "$fsck_type" != "swap" ] && {
-		grep -q "$device" /proc/swaps || grep -q "$device" /proc/mounts || {
-			[ -e "$device" ] && [ "$fsck_enabled" -eq 1 ] && {
-				for known_type in $libmount_known_fsck; do
-					if [ "$known_type" = "$fsck_fstype" ]; then
-						fsck_${known_type} "$device"
-						found_fsck=1
-						break
-					fi
-				done
-				if [ "$found_fsck" -ne 1 ]; then
-					logger -t 'fstab' "Unable to check/repair $device; no known fsck for filesystem type $fstype"
+	grep -q "$device" /proc/swaps || grep -q "$device" /proc/mounts || {
+		[ -e "$device" ] && [ "$fsck_enabled" -eq 1 ] && {
+			for known_type in $libmount_known_fsck; do
+				if [ "$known_type" = "$fsck_fstype" ]; then
+					fsck_${known_type} "$device"
+					found_fsck=1
+					break
 				fi
-			}
+			done
+			if [ "$found_fsck" -ne 1 ]; then
+				logger -t 'fstab' "Unable to check/repair $device; no known fsck for filesystem type $fstype"
+			fi
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/package/block-mount/files/fstab.init b/package/block-mount/files/fstab.init
index d136e906f..a3e0338f4 100644
--- a/package/block-mount/files/fstab.init
+++ b/package/block-mount/files/fstab.init
@@ -41,11 +41,16 @@ start() {
 
 	config_load fstab
 	mkdir -p /var/lock
-	lock /var/lock/fstab.lck
-	echo '# WARNING: this is an auto generated file, please use uci to set defined filesystems' > /etc/fstab
-	lock -u /var/lock/fstab.lck
-	config_foreach do_mount mount
+	lock -w /var/lock/fstab.lck && {
+		lock /var/lock/fstab.lck
+		[ -e /tmp/fstab ] || { 
+			echo '# WARNING: this is an auto generated file, please use uci to set defined filesystems' > /tmp/fstab
+		}
+		lock -u /var/lock/fstab.lck
+	}
 	config_foreach do_swapon swap
+	config_foreach do_mount mount
+	config_foreach do_swapon swap  # do swap a second time so that swap on filesystems is enabled
 }
 
 stop() {
diff --git a/package/block-mount/files/mount.sh b/package/block-mount/files/mount.sh
index 96307222f..583e1a5ca 100644
--- a/package/block-mount/files/mount.sh
+++ b/package/block-mount/files/mount.sh
@@ -28,14 +28,13 @@ config_mount_by_section() {
 		local is_rootfs="$9"
 		shift
 		local found_device=""
-		local fsck_type=""
 		
 		found_device="$(libmount_find_device_by_id "$uuid" "$label" "$device" "$cfgdevice")"
 		if [ -n "$found_device" ]; then
 			if [ -z "$find_rootfs" ] || [ "$find_rootfs" -eq 0 ] || [ "$is_rootfs" -eq 1 ]; then
 				[ "$enabled_fsck" -eq 1 ] && {
 					grep -q "$found_device" /proc/swaps || grep -q "$found_device" /proc/mounts || {
-						libmount_fsck "$found_device" "$fsck_type" "$enabled_fsck"
+						libmount_fsck "$found_device" "$fstype" "$enabled_fsck"
 					}
 				}								
 	
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ config_swapon_by_section() {
 		local label
 		
 		local found_device=""
-		local fsck_type=""
 		
 		found_device="$(libmount_find_device_by_id "$uuid" "$label" "$device" "$cfgdevice")"