diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index d0f5a02c..b41fe22b 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ echo -e "Node hostname:   ${node_hostname}"
 echo -e "${idsCL[Yellow]}-------------------------------------------------------------${idsCL[Default]}"
 echo ""
 
-if [ "$1" != "service" ]; then 
+if [ "$1" != "service" ] && [ "$1" != "" ]; then 
 	echo -e "${idsCL[LightCyan]}Checking for updates...${idsCL[Default]}"
 	echo ""
 	cd /opt/idssys/defaults