diff --git a/menu b/menu
index 101d5b8..9f46df9 100644
--- a/menu
+++ b/menu
@@ -49,64 +49,42 @@ fi
 # =========================================================
 
 check_updates() {
-    local INSTALL_SCRIPT="$BASE_DIR/install_proxmenux.sh"
-    local VERSION_URL="$REPO_URL/version.txt"
-    local INSTALL_URL="$REPO_URL/install_proxmenux.sh"
+    local VERSION_URL INSTALL_URL INSTALL_SCRIPT
+    local REMOTE_VERSION LOCAL_VERSION
 
-    local CURL_OPTS=(
-        -fsSL
-        --connect-timeout 3
-        --max-time 5
-    )
-
-    local REMOTE_VERSION
-    REMOTE_VERSION="$(curl "${CURL_OPTS[@]}" "$VERSION_URL" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1 || true)"
+    VERSION_URL="$REPO_URL/version.txt"
+    INSTALL_URL="$REPO_URL/install_proxmenux.sh"
+    INSTALL_SCRIPT="$BASE_DIR/install_proxmenux.sh"
 
 
-    if [[ -z "$REMOTE_VERSION" ]]; then
-        return 0
-    fi
+    [[ ! -f "$LOCAL_VERSION_FILE" ]] && return 0
+
+    REMOTE_VERSION="$(curl -fsSL "$VERSION_URL" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)"
+    [[ -z "$REMOTE_VERSION" ]] && return 0
+
+
+    LOCAL_VERSION="$(head -n 1 "$LOCAL_VERSION_FILE" 2>/dev/null)"
+    [[ -z "$LOCAL_VERSION" ]] && return 0
 
-    local LOCAL_VERSION=""
-    if [[ -f "$LOCAL_VERSION_FILE" ]]; then
-        LOCAL_VERSION="$(head -n 1 "$LOCAL_VERSION_FILE" 2>/dev/null || true)"
-    fi
 
     [[ "$LOCAL_VERSION" = "$REMOTE_VERSION" ]] && return 0
 
 
-    local TITLE MESSAGE
-    TITLE="$(translate 'Update Available')"
-    MESSAGE="$(translate 'New version available') ($REMOTE_VERSION)\n\n$(translate 'Do you want to update now?')"
-
-    if whiptail --title "$TITLE" \
-                --yesno "$MESSAGE" \
+    if whiptail --title "$(translate 'Update Available')" \
+                --yesno "$(translate 'New version available') ($REMOTE_VERSION)\n\n$(translate 'Do you want to update now?')" \
                 10 60 --defaultno; then
 
+        msg_warn "$(translate 'Starting ProxMenux update...')"
 
-        local START_MSG
-        START_MSG="$(translate 'Starting ProxMenux update...')"
-        msg_warn "$START_MSG"
 
-        if curl "${CURL_OPTS[@]}" "$INSTALL_URL" -o "$INSTALL_SCRIPT"; then
+        if curl -fsSL "$INSTALL_URL" -o "$INSTALL_SCRIPT"; then
             chmod +x "$INSTALL_SCRIPT"
 
 
-            if ! bash -n "$INSTALL_SCRIPT" >/tmp/proxmenux-install-syntax.log 2>&1; then
-                msg_error "$(translate 'The installer has a syntax error. Aborting update. See:') /tmp/proxmenux-install-syntax.log"
-                return 0
-            fi
+            bash "$INSTALL_SCRIPT" --update
 
 
-            if bash "$INSTALL_SCRIPT" --update >/tmp/proxmenux-install.log 2>&1; then
-                local DONE_MSG
-                DONE_MSG="$(translate 'ProxMenux has been updated successfully. Restarting menu...')"
-                msg_ok "$DONE_MSG"
-                exec "$0"
-            else
-                msg_error "$(translate 'Installer finished with errors. See log:') /tmp/proxmenux-install.log"
-                return 0
-            fi
+            exec "$0"
         else
             msg_warn "$(translate 'Unable to download the installer. Please try again later.')"
         fi
@@ -118,6 +96,7 @@ check_updates() {
 
 
 
+
 main_menu() {
     local MAIN_MENU="$LOCAL_SCRIPTS/menus/main_menu.sh"