diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index aa737f25..1ecd24cb 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fi
 source /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/defaults.inc
 
 if [ "$1" != "service" ] && [ "$1" != "status-check" ] && [ "$1" != "nightlyrenew" ]; then
-	if [ -z $1 ] || $1 = "gui" ]; then
+	if [ -z $1 ] || "${1}" = "gui" ]; then
 		clear
 	fi
 	
@@ -34,28 +34,30 @@ if [ "$1" != "service" ] && [ "$1" != "status-check" ] && [ "$1" != "nightlyrene
 	done
 	echo -e "${idsCL[Yellow]}-------------------------------------------------------------${idsCL[Default]}"
 	echo ""
-	echo -en "${idsCL[LightCyan]}Checking for updates...${idsCL[Default]}"
-	echo ""
-	cd /opt/idssys/defaults
-	if [ "`git log --pretty=%H ...refs/heads/master^ | head -n 1`" != "`git ls-remote origin -h refs/heads/master |cut -f1`" ]; then 
-		git fetch origin master >/dev/null 2>&1
-		git reset --hard origin/master >/dev/null 2>&1
-		git reflog expire --expire=now --all >/dev/null 2>&1
-		git repack -ad >/dev/null 2>&1
-		git prune >/dev/null 2>&1
-		git pull >/dev/null 2>&1
+	if [ "${1}" != "gui" ]; then
+		echo -en "${idsCL[LightCyan]}Checking for updates...${idsCL[Default]}"
+		echo ""
+		cd /opt/idssys/defaults
+		if [ "`git log --pretty=%H ...refs/heads/master^ | head -n 1`" != "`git ls-remote origin -h refs/heads/master |cut -f1`" ]; then 
+			git fetch origin master >/dev/null 2>&1
+			git reset --hard origin/master >/dev/null 2>&1
+			git reflog expire --expire=now --all >/dev/null 2>&1
+			git repack -ad >/dev/null 2>&1
+			git prune >/dev/null 2>&1
+			git pull >/dev/null 2>&1
+		fi
+		cd /opt/idssys/nodemgmt
+		if [ "`git log --pretty=%H ...refs/heads/master^ | head -n 1`" != "`git ls-remote origin -h refs/heads/master |cut -f1`" ]; then 
+			git fetch origin master >/dev/null 2>&1
+			git reset --hard origin/master >/dev/null 2>&1
+			git reflog expire --expire=now --all >/dev/null 2>&1
+			git repack -ad >/dev/null 2>&1
+			git prune >/dev/null 2>&1
+			git pull >/dev/null 2>&1
+		fi
+		echo -en "\e[1A";
+		echo -e "\e[0K\r ${idsCL[Green]}Updates Completed${idsCL[Default]}"
 	fi
-	cd /opt/idssys/nodemgmt
-	if [ "`git log --pretty=%H ...refs/heads/master^ | head -n 1`" != "`git ls-remote origin -h refs/heads/master |cut -f1`" ]; then 
-		git fetch origin master >/dev/null 2>&1
-		git reset --hard origin/master >/dev/null 2>&1
-		git reflog expire --expire=now --all >/dev/null 2>&1
-		git repack -ad >/dev/null 2>&1
-		git prune >/dev/null 2>&1
-		git pull >/dev/null 2>&1
-	fi
-	echo -en "\e[1A";
-	echo -e "\e[0K\r ${idsCL[Green]}Updates Completed${idsCL[Default]}"
 fi
 echo ""
 /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/nodemgmt-scripts.sh ${1} ${2} ${3} ${4} ${5} ${6} ${7} ${8} ${9} ${10} ${11} ${12} ${13} ${14}