diff --git a/helium_helper.sh b/helium_helper.sh
index 2f892e5..e9ff09d 100755
--- a/helium_helper.sh
+++ b/helium_helper.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SOURCE="GitHub"
 SCRIPT_NAME="$APP_NAME Helper Script"
 SCRIPT_FILE_NAME="helium_helper.sh"
 AUTO_SCRIPT_FILE_NAME="helium_auto_update.sh"
-SCRIPT_VERSION="0.5.5"
+SCRIPT_VERSION="0.5.6"
 ALIAS="update-helium"
 
 ## LOCATIONS
@@ -332,16 +332,7 @@ script_version() {
 }
 
 ### UPDATE SCRIPT
-remote_script_check() {
-    REMOTE_SCRIPT_URL=https://lab.c95.org/fr4nz/helium-helper/raw/branch/main/$SCRIPT_FILE_NAME
-    mkdir -p $TMP
-    wget -P $TMP $REMOTE_SCRIPT_URL -q
-    chmod +x $TMP/$SCRIPT_FILE_NAME
-}
-
 update_script() {
-    remote_script_check
-
     ### CHECK FOR LOCAL SCRIPT
     if ! [ -f "$SCRIPT_PATH/$SCRIPT_FILE_NAME" ] ; then
         echo -e "\n  ${YEL}$SCRIPT_FILE_NAME not found...${CRS}"
@@ -354,7 +345,9 @@ update_script() {
                 if ! [ -d "$SCRIPT_PATH" ] ; then
                     mkdir -p $SCRIPT_PATH
                 fi
-                
+                mkdir -p $TMP
+                wget -P $TMP $REMOTE_SCRIPT_URL -q
+                chmod +x $TMP/$SCRIPT_FILE_NAME
                 mv $TMP/$SCRIPT_FILE_NAME $SCRIPT_PATH
                 echo -e "\n  ${GRN}$SCRIPT_FILE_NAME is up-to-date!${CRS}"
                 exit_clean
@@ -372,7 +365,7 @@ update_script() {
 
     fi
 
-    REMOTE_SCRIPT_VERSION=$($TMP/$SCRIPT_FILE_NAME -s | awk '{print $8}' | tr -d '\n' )
+    REMOTE_SCRIPT_VERSION=$(curl -s https://lab.c95.org/fr4nz/helium-helper/raw/branch/main/$SCRIPT_FILE_NAME | grep -m 1 "SCRIPT_VERSION" | tr -d 'SCRIPT_VERSION="')
 
     ### CHECK FOR EMPTY VERSION TAGS
     if [ -z "$SCRIPT_VERSION" ] ; then
@@ -406,6 +399,9 @@ update_script() {
                     mkdir -p $BACKUP_PATH
                 fi
                 mv $SCRIPT_PATH/$SCRIPT_FILE_NAME $BACKUP_PATH/$SCRIPT_FILE_NAME.old
+                mkdir -p $TMP
+                wget -P $TMP $REMOTE_SCRIPT_URL -q
+                chmod +x $TMP/$SCRIPT_FILE_NAME
                 mv $TMP/$SCRIPT_FILE_NAME $SCRIPT_PATH
                 echo -e "  ${GRN}$SCRIPT_FILE_NAME is up-to-date!${CRS}"
                 break
@@ -480,7 +476,7 @@ help() {
     echo -e "Options:\n"
     echo -e "\t-i\tDownload & install $APP_NAME_LONG from $SOURCE"
     echo -e "\t-l\tCreate desktop launcher"
-    echo -e "\t-a\tCreate alias for $SCRIPT_FILE_NAME ${YEL}--> Partially working with zsh & bash${CRS}"
+    echo -e "\t-a\tCreate alias for $SCRIPT_FILE_NAME ${YEL}--> Working with zsh & bash${CRS}"
     echo -e "\t-u\tDownload & update $APP_NAME_LONG from $SOURCE"
     #echo -e "\t-U\tEnable automatic updates on login ${RED}--> Not yet working${CRS}"
     echo -e "\t-r\tRemove $APP_NAME_LONG"