diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index a39f7381..babb8213 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ if is_command apt-get ; then
     # It's useful to separate this from Pi-hole, since the two repos are also setup separately
     PIHOLE_WEB_DEPS=(lighttpd "${phpVer}-common" "${phpVer}-cgi" "${phpVer}-sqlite3" "${phpVer}-xml" "${phpVer}-intl")
     # Prior to PHP8.0, JSON functionality is provided as dedicated module, required by Pi-hole AdminLTE: https://www.php.net/manual/json.installation.php
-    if [[ "${phpInsNewer}" != true || "${phpInsMajor}" -lt 8 ]]; then
+    if [[ -z "${phpInsMajor}" || "${phpInsMajor}" -lt 8 ]]; then
         PIHOLE_WEB_DEPS+=("${phpVer}-json")
     fi
     # The Web server user,