diff --git a/etc/inc/config.lib.inc b/etc/inc/config.lib.inc
index ddcfd9b669..0588252334 100644
--- a/etc/inc/config.lib.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/config.lib.inc
@@ -308,10 +308,7 @@ function conf_mount_rw() {
 	if($g['platform'] == "cdrom" or $g['platform'] == "pfSense")
 		return;
 
-	if (!isset($config['system']['nanobsd_force_rw']) && (refcount_reference(1000) > 1))
-		return;
-
-	if (isset($config['system']['nanobsd_force_rw']) && is_writable("/"))
+	if ((refcount_reference(1000) > 1) && is_writable("/"))
 		return;
 
 	$status = mwexec("/sbin/mount -u -w -o sync,noatime {$g['cf_path']}");
@@ -348,12 +345,15 @@ function conf_mount_ro() {
 	/* Do not trust $g['platform'] since this can be clobbered during factory reset. */
 	$platform = trim(file_get_contents("/etc/platform"));
 	/* do not umount on cdrom or pfSense platforms */
-	if($platform == "cdrom" or $platform == "pfSense" or isset($config['system']['nanobsd_force_rw']))
+	if($platform == "cdrom" or $platform == "pfSense")
 		return;
 
 	if (refcount_unreference(1000) > 0)
 		return;
 
+	if(isset($config['system']['nanobsd_force_rw']))
+		return;
+
 	if($g['booting'])
 		return;
 
diff --git a/usr/local/www/diag_nanobsd.php b/usr/local/www/diag_nanobsd.php
index bab6d8da34..804b3b479b 100755
--- a/usr/local/www/diag_nanobsd.php
+++ b/usr/local/www/diag_nanobsd.php
@@ -108,14 +108,11 @@ if ($_POST['changero']) {
 }
 
 if ($_POST['setrw']) {
-	if (isset($_POST['nanobsd_force_rw'])) {
-		if (!is_writable("/")) {
-			conf_mount_rw();
-		}
+	conf_mount_rw();
+	if (isset($_POST['nanobsd_force_rw']))
 		$config['system']['nanobsd_force_rw'] = true;
-	} else {
+	else
 		unset($config['system']['nanobsd_force_rw']);
-	}
 
 	write_config("Changed Permanent Read/Write Setting");
 	conf_mount_ro();
@@ -175,7 +172,8 @@ if ($savemsg)
 							<form action="diag_nanobsd.php" method="post" name="iform">
 							<?php if (is_writable("/")) {
 								$refcount = refcount_read(1000);
-								if ($refcount == 1) {
+								/* refcount_read returns -1 when shared memory section does not exist */
+								if ($refcount == 1 || $refcount == -1) {
 									$refdisplay = "";
 								} else {
 									$refdisplay = " (reference count " . $refcount . ")";