diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index 003cd312..9245ff81 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ update_package_cache() {
 
   echo ":::"
   echo -n "::: Updating local cache of available packages..."
-  if ${UPDATE_PKG_CACHE}; then
+  if eval ${UPDATE_PKG_CACHE}; then
     echo " done!"
   fi
 }