diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b28b3f3e..496816fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Works on most Debian and CentOS/RHEL based distributions!
 
 ```bash
 wget -O basic-install.sh https://install.pi-hole.net
-cat basic-install.sh | bash
+bash basic-install.sh
 ```
 If you wish to read over the script before running it, then after the [`wget`](https://linux.die.net/man/1/wget) command, run `nano basic-install.sh` to open the file in a text viewer.
 
diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/update.sh b/advanced/Scripts/update.sh
index b14b9bcd..fd67a484 100644
--- a/advanced/Scripts/update.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/update.sh
@@ -21,15 +21,17 @@ readonly PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR="/etc/.pihole"
 
 is_repo() {
 	# Use git to check if directory is currently under VCS
-	echo -n ":::    Checking $1 is a repo..."
-	cd "${1}" &> /dev/null || return 1
-	if [[ $(git status --short) ]]; then
-    echo " OK!"
-    return 0
-  else
-    echo " not found!"
-    return 1
-  fi
+	local directory="${1}"
+	local gitRepo=0
+	echo -n ":::    Checking if ${directory} is a repo... "
+	cd "${directory}" &> /dev/null || return 1
+	if [[ $(git status --short > /dev/null) ]]; then
+		echo "OK"
+	else
+		echo "not found!"
+		gitRepo=1
+	fi;
+	return ${gitRepo}
 }
 
 make_repo() {
@@ -74,14 +76,14 @@ fi
 
 echo "::: Checking for updates..."
 # Checks Pi-hole version > pihole only > current local git repo version : returns string in format vX.X.X
-piholeVersion=$(/usr/local/bin/pihole -v -p -c)
+piholeVersion="$(/usr/local/bin/pihole -v -p -c)"
 # Checks Pi-hole version > pihole only > remote upstream repo version : returns string in format vX.X.X
-piholeVersionLatest=$(/usr/local/bin/pihole -v -p -l)
+piholeVersionLatest="$(/usr/local/bin/pihole -v -p -l)"
 
 # Checks Pi-hole version > admin only > current local git repo version : returns string in format vX.X.X
-webVersion=$(/usr/local/bin/pihole -v -a -c)
+webVersion="$(/usr/local/bin/pihole -v -a -c)"
 # Checks Pi-hole version > admin only > remote upstream repo version : returns string in format vX.X.X
-webVersionLatest=$(/usr/local/bin/pihole -v -a -l)
+webVersionLatest="$(/usr/local/bin/pihole -v -a -l)"
 
 echo ":::"
 echo "::: Pi-hole version is $piholeVersion (Latest version is $piholeVersionLatest)"
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ elif [[ "${piholeVersion}" == "${piholeVersionLatest}" ]] && [[ "${webVersion}"
 	echo "::: Pi-hole Web Admin files out of date"
 	getGitFiles "${ADMIN_INTERFACE_DIR}" "${ADMIN_INTERFACE_GIT_URL}"
 	echo ":::"
-	webVersion=$(/usr/local/bin/pihole -v -a -c)
+	webVersion="$(/usr/local/bin/pihole -v -a -c)"
 	echo "::: Web Admin version is now at ${webVersion}"
 	echo "::: If you had made any changes in '/var/www/html/admin', they have been stashed using 'git stash'"
 	echo ""
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ elif [[ "${piholeVersion}" != "${piholeVersionLatest}" ]] && [[ "${webVersion}"
 	/etc/.pihole/automated\ install/basic-install.sh --reconfigure --unattended || echo "Unable to complete update, contact Pi-hole" && exit 1
 
 	echo ":::"
-	piholeVersion=$(/usr/local/bin/pihole -v -p -c)
+	piholeVersion="$(/usr/local/bin/pihole -v -p -c)"
 	echo "::: Pi-hole version is now at ${piholeVersion}"
 	echo "::: If you had made any changes in '/etc/.pihole', they have been stashed using 'git stash'"
 	echo ""
@@ -133,9 +135,9 @@ elif [[ "${piholeVersion}" != "${piholeVersionLatest}" ]] && [[ "${webVersion}"
 	/etc/.pihole/automated\ install/basic-install.sh --unattended || echo "Unable to complete update, contact Pi-hole" && exit 1
 
 	# Checks Pi-hole version > admin only > current local git repo version : returns string in format vX.X.X
-	webVersion=$(/usr/local/bin/pihole -v -a -c)
+	webVersion="$(/usr/local/bin/pihole -v -a -c)"
 	# Checks Pi-hole version > admin only > current local git repo version : returns string in format vX.X.X
-	piholeVersion=$(/usr/local/bin/pihole -v -p -c)
+	piholeVersion="$(/usr/local/bin/pihole -v -p -c)"
 	echo ":::"
 	echo "::: Pi-hole version is now at ${piholeVersion}"
 	echo "::: If you had made any changes in '/etc/.pihole', they have been stashed using 'git stash'"