diff --git a/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/NetworkNodeProvider.java b/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/NetworkNodeProvider.java
index 9f696e733c1..82e26947209 100644
--- a/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/NetworkNodeProvider.java
+++ b/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/NetworkNodeProvider.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public NetworkNodeProvider(NetworkProtoResolver networkProtoResolver,
                                @Named(NetworkOptionKeys.EXTERNAL_TOR_USE_SAFECOOKIE) boolean useSafeCookieAuthentication ) {
         networkNode = useLocalhostForP2P ?
                 new LocalhostNetworkNode(address, port, networkProtoResolver) :
-                new TorNetworkNode(port, torDir, networkProtoResolver,
+                new TorNetworkNode(port, networkProtoResolver,
                         !controlPort.isEmpty() ?
                                 new RunningTor(torDir, Integer.parseInt(controlPort), password, cookieFile, useSafeCookieAuthentication) :
                                 new NewTor(torDir, torrcFile, torrcOptions, bridgeAddressProvider.getBridgeAddresses()));
diff --git a/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/NewTor.java b/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/NewTor.java
index a5cdb1018cc..69c0461699b 100644
--- a/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/NewTor.java
+++ b/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/NewTor.java
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 import org.berndpruenster.netlayer.tor.Tor;
 import org.berndpruenster.netlayer.tor.TorCtlException;
 import org.berndpruenster.netlayer.tor.Torrc;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
 /**
  * This class creates a brand new instance of the Tor onion router.
@@ -44,20 +44,27 @@
  * @author Florian Reimair
  *
  */
+@Slf4j
 public class NewTor extends TorMode {
 
-    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(NewTor.class);
+    /**
+     * <code>Netlayer</code> stores its hidden service files in a custom
+     * subdirectory of <code>$torDir/hiddenservice/</code>. Note that the
+     * {@link HiddenServiceSocket} does add this part on its own, hence,
+     * {@link NewTor#getHiddenServiceDirectory()} returns only the custom
+     * subdirectory (which happens to be <code>""</code>)
+     */
+    private static final String HIDDEN_SERVICE_DIRECTORY = "hiddenservice";
 
     private final String torrcFile;
     private final String torrcOptions;
     private final Collection<String> bridgeEntries;
-    private final File torWorkikngDirectory;
 
     public NewTor(File torWorkingDirectory, String torrcFile, String torrcOptions, Collection<String> bridgeEntries) {
+        super(torWorkingDirectory, HIDDEN_SERVICE_DIRECTORY);
         this.torrcFile = torrcFile;
         this.torrcOptions = torrcOptions;
         this.bridgeEntries = bridgeEntries;
-        this.torWorkikngDirectory = torWorkingDirectory;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -103,7 +110,7 @@ public Tor getTor() throws IOException, TorCtlException {
                 override = new Torrc(torrcOptionsMap);
 
         log.info("Starting tor");
-        NativeTor result = new NativeTor(torWorkikngDirectory, bridgeEntries, override);
+        NativeTor result = new NativeTor(torDir, bridgeEntries, override);
         log.info(
                 "\n################################################################\n"
                         + "Tor started after {} ms. Start publishing hidden service.\n"
diff --git a/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/RunningTor.java b/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/RunningTor.java
index 62c5f43b10a..88aae8c4870 100644
--- a/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/RunningTor.java
+++ b/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/RunningTor.java
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 import org.berndpruenster.netlayer.tor.ExternalTor;
 import org.berndpruenster.netlayer.tor.Tor;
 import org.berndpruenster.netlayer.tor.TorCtlException;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
 /**
  * This class creates a brand new instance of the Tor onion router.
@@ -37,19 +37,19 @@
  * @author Florian Reimair
  *
  */
+@Slf4j
 public class RunningTor extends TorMode {
 
-    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RunningTor.class);
+    private static final String EXTERNAL_TOR_HIDDEN_SERVICE = "externalTorHiddenService";
     private final int controlPort;
     private final String password;
-    private final String torDir;
     private final File cookieFile;
     private final boolean useSafeCookieAuthentication;
 
 
     public RunningTor(final File torDir, final int controlPort, final String password, final String cookieFile,
             final boolean useSafeCookieAuthentication) {
-        this.torDir = torDir.getAbsolutePath();
+        super(torDir, EXTERNAL_TOR_HIDDEN_SERVICE);
         this.controlPort = controlPort;
         this.password = password;
         this.cookieFile = new File(cookieFile);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ else if (cookieFile.exists())
 
         log.info(
                 "\n################################################################\n"
-                        + "Tor started after {} ms. Start publishing hidden service.\n"
+                        + "Connecting to Tor successful after {} ms. Start publishing hidden service.\n"
                         + "################################################################",
                 (new Date().getTime() - ts1)); // takes usually a few seconds
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ else if (cookieFile.exists())
 
     @Override
     public String getHiddenServiceDirectory() {
-        return torDir + File.separator + "externalTorHiddenService";
+        return new File(torDir, EXTERNAL_TOR_HIDDEN_SERVICE).getAbsolutePath();
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/TorMode.java b/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/TorMode.java
index 594312d51fc..1ddcda3e281 100644
--- a/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/TorMode.java
+++ b/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/TorMode.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 import org.berndpruenster.netlayer.tor.Tor;
 import org.berndpruenster.netlayer.tor.TorCtlException;
 
+import bisq.common.storage.FileUtil;
+
 /**
  * Holds information on how tor should be created and delivers a respective
  * {@link Tor} object when asked.
@@ -32,11 +34,31 @@
  */
 public abstract class TorMode {
 
+    /**
+     * The directory where the <code>private_key</code> file sits in. Kept private,
+     * because it is only valid for the {@link TorMode#doRollingBackup()} due to the
+     * inner workings of the <code>Netlayer</code> dependency.
+     */
+    private final File hiddenServiceDirectory;
+    protected final File torDir;
+
+    /**
+     * @param torDir           points to the place, where we will persist private
+     *                         key and address data
+     * @param hiddenServiceDir The directory where the <code>private_key</code> file
+     *                         sits in. Note that, due to the inner workings of the
+     *                         <code>Netlayer</code> dependency, it does not
+     *                         necessarily equal
+     *                         {@link TorMode#getHiddenServiceDirectory()}.
+     */
+    public TorMode(File torDir, String hiddenServiceDir) {
+        this.torDir = torDir;
+        this.hiddenServiceDirectory = new File(torDir, hiddenServiceDir);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a fresh {@link Tor} object.
      * 
-     * @param torDir points to the place, where we will persist private key and
-     *               address data
      * @return a fresh instance of {@link Tor}
      * @throws IOException
      * @throws TorCtlException
@@ -49,12 +71,20 @@ public abstract class TorMode {
      * <code>""</code>) as a hidden service directory is fine. {@link ExternalTor},
      * however, does not have a Tor installation path and thus, takes the hidden
      * service path literally. Hence, we set
-     * <code>"torDir/ephemeralHiddenService"</code> as the hidden service directory.
+     * <code>"torDir/externalTorHiddenService"</code> as the hidden service
+     * directory.
      * 
      * @return <code>""</code> in {@link NewTor} Mode,
-     *         <code>"torDir/ephemeralHiddenService"</code> in {@link RunningTor}
+     *         <code>"torDir/externalTorHiddenService"</code> in {@link RunningTor}
      *         mode
      */
     public abstract String getHiddenServiceDirectory();
 
+    /**
+     * Do a rolling backup of the "private_key" file.
+     */
+    protected void doRollingBackup() {
+        FileUtil.rollingBackup(hiddenServiceDirectory, "private_key", 20);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/TorNetworkNode.java b/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/TorNetworkNode.java
index 940eec53176..c560cf409d3 100644
--- a/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/TorNetworkNode.java
+++ b/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/TorNetworkNode.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import bisq.common.UserThread;
 import bisq.common.app.Log;
 import bisq.common.proto.network.NetworkProtoResolver;
-import bisq.common.storage.FileUtil;
 import bisq.common.util.Utilities;
 
 import org.berndpruenster.netlayer.tor.HiddenServiceSocket;
@@ -47,14 +46,9 @@
 
 import java.net.Socket;
 
-import java.nio.file.Paths;
-
-import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Date;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -74,7 +68,6 @@ public class TorNetworkNode extends NetworkNode {
 
 
     private HiddenServiceSocket hiddenServiceSocket;
-    private final File torDir;
     private Timer shutDownTimeoutTimer;
     private int restartCounter;
     @SuppressWarnings("FieldCanBeLocal")
@@ -87,9 +80,8 @@ public class TorNetworkNode extends NetworkNode {
     // Constructor
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-    public TorNetworkNode(int servicePort, File torDir, NetworkProtoResolver networkProtoResolver, TorMode torMode) {
+    public TorNetworkNode(int servicePort, NetworkProtoResolver networkProtoResolver, TorMode torMode) {
         super(servicePort, networkProtoResolver);
-        this.torDir = torDir;
         this.torMode = torMode;
     }
 
@@ -100,8 +92,7 @@ public TorNetworkNode(int servicePort, File torDir, NetworkProtoResolver network
 
     @Override
     public void start(@Nullable SetupListener setupListener) {
-        final File hiddenservice = new File(Paths.get(torDir.getAbsolutePath(), "hiddenservice").toString());
-        FileUtil.rollingBackup(hiddenservice, "private_key", 20);
+        torMode.doRollingBackup();
 
         if (setupListener != null)
             addSetupListener(setupListener);
@@ -280,8 +271,8 @@ public void run() {
                 log.error("Could not connect to running Tor: "
                         + e.getMessage());
 
-                // Seems a bit harsh, but since we cannot connect to Tor, we cannot do nothing
-                // furthermore, we have no hidden services started yet, so there is no graceful
+                // Seems a bit harsh, but since we cannot connect to Tor, we cannot do nothing.
+                // Furthermore, we have no hidden services started yet, so there is no graceful
                 // shutdown needed either
                 System.exit(1);
             } catch (Throwable ignore) {
diff --git a/p2p/src/test/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/TorNetworkNodeTest.java b/p2p/src/test/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/TorNetworkNodeTest.java
index 8d29cc3d623..083195bde47 100644
--- a/p2p/src/test/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/TorNetworkNodeTest.java
+++ b/p2p/src/test/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/TorNetworkNodeTest.java
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ public class TorNetworkNodeTest {
     public void testTorNodeBeforeSecondReady() throws InterruptedException, IOException {
         latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
         int port = 9001;
-        TorNetworkNode node1 = new TorNetworkNode(port, new File("torNode_" + port),
-                TestUtils.getNetworkProtoResolver(),
+        TorNetworkNode node1 = new TorNetworkNode(port, TestUtils.getNetworkProtoResolver(),
                 new NewTor(new File("torNode_" + port), "", "", new ArrayList<String>()));
         node1.start(new SetupListener() {
             @Override
@@ -81,8 +80,7 @@ public void onRequestCustomBridges() {
 
         latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
         int port2 = 9002;
-        TorNetworkNode node2 = new TorNetworkNode(port2, new File("torNode_" + port2),
-                TestUtils.getNetworkProtoResolver(),
+        TorNetworkNode node2 = new TorNetworkNode(port2, TestUtils.getNetworkProtoResolver(),
                 new NewTor(new File("torNode_" + port), "", "", new ArrayList<String>()));
         node2.start(new SetupListener() {
             @Override
@@ -140,8 +138,7 @@ public void onFailure(@NotNull Throwable throwable) {
     public void testTorNodeAfterBothReady() throws InterruptedException, IOException {
         latch = new CountDownLatch(2);
         int port = 9001;
-        TorNetworkNode node1 = new TorNetworkNode(port, new File("torNode_" + port),
-                TestUtils.getNetworkProtoResolver(),
+        TorNetworkNode node1 = new TorNetworkNode(port, TestUtils.getNetworkProtoResolver(),
                 new NewTor(new File("torNode_" + port), "", "", new ArrayList<String>()));
         node1.start(new SetupListener() {
             @Override
@@ -167,8 +164,7 @@ public void onRequestCustomBridges() {
         });
 
         int port2 = 9002;
-        TorNetworkNode node2 = new TorNetworkNode(port2, new File("torNode_" + port),
-                TestUtils.getNetworkProtoResolver(),
+        TorNetworkNode node2 = new TorNetworkNode(port2, TestUtils.getNetworkProtoResolver(),
                 new NewTor(new File("torNode_" + port), "", "", new ArrayList<String>()));
         node2.start(new SetupListener() {
             @Override