diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index 254d601f..994ed94c 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -155,20 +155,35 @@ In the next section, you can choose to use your current network settings (DHCP)
 
 
 verifyFreeDiskSpace() {
+
 	# 50MB is the minimum space needed (45MB install (includes web admin bootstrap/jquery libraries etc) + 5MB one day of logs.)
-	requiredFreeBytes=51200
+	# - Fourdee: Local ensures the variable is only created, and accessible within this function/void. Generally considered a "good" coding practice for non-global variables.
+	local requiredFreeBytes=51200
+	local existingFreeBytes=$(df -Pk | grep -m1 '\/$' | awk '{print $4}')
 
-	existingFreeBytes=$(df -lk / 2>&1 | awk '{print $4}' | head -2 | tail -1)
+	# - Unknown free disk space , not a integer
 	if ! [[ "$existingFreeBytes" =~ ^([0-9])+$ ]]; then
-		existingFreeBytes=$(df -lk /dev 2>&1 | awk '{print $4}' | head -2 | tail -1)
-	fi
 
-	if [[ $existingFreeBytes -lt $requiredFreeBytes ]]; then
+		whiptail --title "Unknown free disk space" --yesno "We were unable to determine available free disk space on this system.\n\nYou may override this check and force the installation, however, it is not recommended.\n\nWould you like to continue with the installation?" --defaultno --backtitle "Pi-hole" $r $c
+		local choice=$?
+		if (( $choice != 0 )); then
+
+			echo "non-integer value from existingFreeBytes ($existingFreeBytes)"
+			echo "Unknown free space, user aborted, exiting..."
+			exit
+
+		fi
+
+	# - Insufficient free disk space
+	elif [[ $existingFreeBytes -lt $requiredFreeBytes ]]; then
+
 		whiptail --msgbox --backtitle "Insufficient Disk Space" --title "Insufficient Disk Space" "\nYour system appears to be low on disk space. pi-hole recomends a minimum of $requiredFreeBytes Bytes.\nYou only have $existingFreeBytes Free.\n\nIf this is a new install you may need to expand your disk.\n\nTry running:\n    'sudo raspi-config'\nChoose the 'expand file system option'\n\nAfter rebooting, run this installation again.\n\ncurl -L install.pi-hole.net | bash\n" $r $c
 		echo "$existingFreeBytes is less than $requiredFreeBytes"
 		echo "Insufficient free space, exiting..."
 		exit 1
+
 	fi
+
 }