diff --git a/mm-scripts.sh b/mm-scripts.sh
index 592c4b2..f89ad4b 100755
--- a/mm-scripts.sh
+++ b/mm-scripts.sh
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ PersistentKeepalive = 25" >> /etc/wireguard/${VPN_INTERFACE}.conf
 				checkport=$(lsof -Pi :${MM_SERVICE_PORTS[${srvc}]} -sTCP:LISTEN -t)
 
 				checked=false
+				tryupdate=false
 				cc=0
 				until [ "${checked}" = "" ]; do
 					if [ "${checkport}" != "" ]; then
@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@ PersistentKeepalive = 25" >> /etc/wireguard/${VPN_INTERFACE}.conf
 						echo "$(date) - ${srvc} Service is not starting properly, will try and update" >> $logfile
 						SENDNOTICE "${srvc} Service Issue" "${srvc} Service is not starting properly, will try and update" 1
 						checked=""
-						tryupdate=true
+						tryupdate="true"
 						
 						msg="Updating Service"
 						c=0; spc=''; spc1=$((${cw_spc}-${#msg}))
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ PersistentKeepalive = 25" >> /etc/wireguard/${VPN_INTERFACE}.conf
 
 				done
 				
-				if ([ "${checkport}" == "" ] || [ ${tryupdate} == true ]) && [ "${MM_UPDATE_REPO[${srvc}]}" != "" ]; then
+				if ([ "${checkport}" == "" ] || [ "${tryupdate}" == "true" ]) && [ "${MM_UPDATE_REPO[${srvc}]}" != "" ]; then
 					UPDATESERVICE ${srvc} >/dev/null 2>&1
 				fi
 			done