diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/piholeCheckout.sh b/advanced/Scripts/piholeCheckout.sh
index 81ea27b3..7b189bcc 100644
--- a/advanced/Scripts/piholeCheckout.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/piholeCheckout.sh
@@ -32,55 +32,6 @@ check_download_exists() {
   fi
 }
 
-get_binary_name() {
-  local machine
-  machine=$(uname -m)
-
-  local str
-  str="Detecting architecture"
-  echo -ne "  ${INFO} ${str}..."
-  if [[ "${machine}" == "arm"* || "${machine}" == *"aarch"* ]]; then
-    # ARM
-    local rev
-    rev=$(uname -m | sed "s/[^0-9]//g;")
-    local lib
-    lib=$(ldd /bin/ls | grep -E '^\s*/lib' | awk '{ print $1 }')
-    if [[ "${lib}" == "/lib/ld-linux-aarch64.so.1" ]]; then
-      echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} Detected ARM-aarch64 architecture"
-      binary="pihole-FTL-aarch64-linux-gnu"
-    elif [[ "${lib}" == "/lib/ld-linux-armhf.so.3" ]]; then
-      if [[ "$rev" -gt "6" ]]; then
-        echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} Detected ARM-hf architecture (armv7+)"
-        binary="pihole-FTL-arm-linux-gnueabihf"
-      else
-        echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} Detected ARM-hf architecture (armv6 or lower) Using ARM binary"
-        binary="pihole-FTL-arm-linux-gnueabi"
-      fi
-    else
-      echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} Detected ARM architecture"
-      binary="pihole-FTL-arm-linux-gnueabi"
-    fi
-  elif [[ "${machine}" == "ppc" ]]; then
-    # PowerPC
-    echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} Detected PowerPC architecture"
-    binary="pihole-FTL-powerpc-linux-gnu"
-  elif [[ "${machine}" == "x86_64" ]]; then
-    # 64bit
-    echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} Detected x86_64 architecture"
-    binary="pihole-FTL-linux-x86_64"
-  else
-    # Something else - we try to use 32bit executable and warn the user
-    if [[ ! "${machine}" == "i686" ]]; then
-      echo -e "${OVER}  ${CROSS} ${str}...
-      ${COL_LIGHT_RED}Not able to detect architecture (unknown: ${machine}), trying 32bit executable
-      Contact support if you experience issues (e.g: FTL not running)${COL_NC}"
-    else
-      echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} Detected 32bit (i686) architecture"
-    fi
-    binary="pihole-FTL-linux-x86_32"
-  fi
-}
-
 fully_fetch_repo() {
   # Add upstream branches to shallow clone
   local directory="${1}"
diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/update.sh b/advanced/Scripts/update.sh
index a4ada4c8..ee168fc4 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/update.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/update.sh
@@ -77,24 +77,18 @@ GitCheckUpdateAvail() {
   fi
 }
 
-FTLcheckUpdate() {
-	local FTLversion
-	FTLversion=$(/usr/bin/pihole-FTL tag)
-	local FTLlatesttag
-	FTLlatesttag=$(curl -sI https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/releases/latest | grep 'Location' | awk -F '/' '{print $NF}' | tr -d '\r\n')
-
-	if [[ "${FTLversion}" != "${FTLlatesttag}" ]]; then
-		return 0
-	else
-		return 1
-	fi
-}
-
 main() {
   local pihole_version_current
   local web_version_current
   local basicError="\\n  ${COL_LIGHT_RED}Unable to complete update, please contact Pi-hole Support${COL_NC}"
-  
+  local core_update
+  local web_update
+  local FTL_update
+
+  core_update=false
+  web_update=false
+  FTL_update=false
+
   # shellcheck disable=1090,2154
   source "${setupVars}"
 
@@ -115,7 +109,9 @@ main() {
     echo -e "  ${INFO} Pi-hole Core:\\t${COL_LIGHT_GREEN}up to date${COL_NC}"
   fi
 
-  if FTLcheckUpdate ; then
+  get_binary_name > /dev/null # Needed so that we have the correct binary name for the FTL Update check function
+
+  if FTLcheckUpdate > /dev/null; then # Function is in sourced basic-install.sh
     FTL_update=true
     echo -e "  ${INFO} FTL:\\t\\t${COL_YELLOW}update available${COL_NC}"
   else
@@ -123,16 +119,6 @@ main() {
     echo -e "  ${INFO} FTL:\\t\\t${COL_LIGHT_GREEN}up to date${COL_NC}"
   fi
 
-  # Logic: Don't update FTL when there is a core update available
-  # since the core update will run the installer which will itself
-  # re-install (i.e. update) FTL
-  if ${FTL_update} && ! ${core_update}; then
-    echo ""
-    echo -e "  ${INFO} FTL out of date"
-    FTLdetect
-    echo ""
-  fi
-
   if [[ "${INSTALL_WEB}" == true ]]; then
     if ! is_repo "${ADMIN_INTERFACE_DIR}" ; then
       echo -e "\\n  ${COL_LIGHT_RED}Error: Web Admin repo is missing from system!
@@ -147,80 +133,37 @@ main() {
       web_update=false
       echo -e "  ${INFO} Web Interface:\\t${COL_LIGHT_GREEN}up to date${COL_NC}"
     fi
-
-    # Logic
-    # If Core up to date AND web up to date:
-    #            Do nothing
-    # If Core up to date AND web NOT up to date:
-    #            Pull web repo
-    # If Core NOT up to date AND web up to date:
-    #            pull pihole repo, run install --unattended -- reconfigure
-    # if Core NOT up to date AND web NOT up to date:
-    #            pull pihole repo run install --unattended
-
-    if ! ${core_update} && ! ${web_update} ; then
-      if ! ${FTL_update} ; then
-        echo ""
-        echo -e "  ${TICK} Everything is up to date!"
-        exit 0
-      fi
-    elif ! ${core_update} && ${web_update} ; then
-      echo ""
-      echo -e "  ${INFO} Pi-hole Web Admin files out of date"
-      getGitFiles "${ADMIN_INTERFACE_DIR}" "${ADMIN_INTERFACE_GIT_URL}"
-    elif ${core_update} && ! ${web_update} ; then
-      echo ""
-      echo -e "  ${INFO} Pi-hole core files out of date"
-      getGitFiles "${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}" "${PI_HOLE_GIT_URL}"
-      ${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}/automated\ install/basic-install.sh --reconfigure --unattended || \
-        echo -e "${basicError}" && exit 1
-    elif ${core_update} && ${web_update} ; then
-      echo ""
-      echo -e "  ${INFO} Updating Pi-hole core and web admin files"
-      getGitFiles "${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}" "${PI_HOLE_GIT_URL}"
-      ${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}/automated\ install/basic-install.sh --unattended || \
-        echo -e "${basicError}" && exit 1
-    else
-      echo -e "  ${COL_LIGHT_RED}Update script has malfunctioned, please contact Pi-hole Support${COL_NC}"
-      exit 1
-    fi
-  else # Web Admin not installed, so only verify if core is up to date
-    if ! ${core_update}; then
-      if ! ${FTL_update} ; then
-        echo ""
-        echo -e "  ${INFO} Everything is up to date!"
-        exit 0
-      fi
-    else
-      echo ""
-      echo -e "  ${INFO} Pi-hole Core files out of date"
-      getGitFiles "${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}" "${PI_HOLE_GIT_URL}"
-      ${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}/automated\ install/basic-install.sh --reconfigure --unattended || \
-        echo -e "${basicError}" && exit 1
-    fi
   fi
 
-  if [[ "${web_update}" == true ]]; then
-    web_version_current="$(/usr/local/bin/pihole version --admin --current)"
+  if [[ "${core_update}" == false && "${web_update}" == false && "${FTL_update}" == false ]]; then
     echo ""
-    echo -e "  ${INFO} Web Admin version is now at ${web_version_current/* v/v}
-  ${INFO} If you had made any changes in '/var/www/html/admin/', they have been stashed using 'git stash'"
+    echo -e "  ${TICK} Everything is up to date!"
+    exit 0
   fi
 
   if [[ "${core_update}" == true ]]; then
-    pihole_version_current="$(/usr/local/bin/pihole version --pihole --current)"
     echo ""
-    echo -e "  ${INFO} Pi-hole version is now at ${pihole_version_current/* v/v}
-  ${INFO} If you had made any changes in '/etc/.pihole/', they have been stashed using 'git stash'"
+    echo -e "  ${INFO} Pi-hole core files out of date, updating local repo."
+    getGitFiles "${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}" "${PI_HOLE_GIT_URL}"
+    echo -e "  ${INFO} If you had made any changes in '/etc/.pihole/', they have been stashed using 'git stash'"
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "${web_update}" == true ]]; then
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "  ${INFO} Pi-hole Web Admin files out of date, updating local repo."
+    getGitFiles "${ADMIN_INTERFACE_DIR}" "${ADMIN_INTERFACE_GIT_URL}"
+    echo -e "  ${INFO} If you had made any changes in '/var/www/html/admin/', they have been stashed using 'git stash'"
   fi
 
   if [[ "${FTL_update}" == true ]]; then
-    FTL_version_current="$(/usr/bin/pihole-FTL tag)"
-    echo -e "\\n  ${INFO} FTL version is now at ${FTL_version_current/* v/v}"
-    start_service pihole-FTL
-    enable_service pihole-FTL
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "  ${INFO} FTL out of date, it will be updated by the installer."
   fi
 
+  if [[ "${FTL_update}" == true || "${core_update}" == true || "${web_update}" == true ]]; then
+    ${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}/automated\ install/basic-install.sh --reconfigure --unattended || \
+         echo -e "${basicError}" && exit 1
+  fi
   echo ""
   exit 0
 }
diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index 01a1aff0..d9c4b8f9 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -1828,15 +1828,9 @@ FTLinstall() {
   fi
 }
 
-# Detect suitable FTL binary platform
-FTLdetect() {
-  echo ""
-  echo -e "  ${INFO} FTL Checks..."
-
-  # Local, named variables
+get_binary_name() {
+# Local, named variables
   local machine
-  local binary
-
   # Store architecture in a variable
   machine=$(uname -m)
 
@@ -1895,11 +1889,10 @@ FTLdetect() {
     fi
     binary="pihole-FTL-linux-x86_32"
   fi
+}
 
-  #In the next section we check to see if FTL is already installed (in case of pihole -r).
-  #If the installed version matches the latest version, then check the installed sha1sum of the binary vs the remote sha1sum. If they do not match, then download
-  echo -e "  ${INFO} Checking for existing FTL binary..."
-
+FTLcheckUpdate()
+{
   local ftlLoc=$(which pihole-FTL 2>/dev/null)
 
   local ftlBranch
@@ -1910,8 +1903,26 @@ FTLdetect() {
     ftlBranch="master"
   fi
 
+  local remoteSha1
+  local localSha1
+
   if [[ ! "${ftlBranch}" == "master" ]]; then
-    FTLinstall "${binary}" || return 1
+    if [[ ${ftlLoc} ]]; then
+      # We already have a pihole-FTL binary downloaded.
+      # Alt branches don't have a tagged version against them, so just confirm the checksum of the local vs remote to decide whether we download or not
+      remoteSha1=$(curl -sSL --fail "https://ftl.pi-hole.net/${ftlBranch}/${binary}.sha1" | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
+      localSha1=$(sha1sum "$(which pihole-FTL)" | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
+
+      if [[ "${remoteSha1}" != "${localSha1}" ]]; then
+        echo -e "  ${INFO} Checksums do not match, downloading from ftl.pi-hole.net."
+        return 0
+      else
+        echo -e "  ${INFO} Checksum of installed binary matches remote. No need to download!"
+        return 1
+      fi
+    else
+      return 0
+    fi
   else
     if [[ ${ftlLoc} ]]; then
       local FTLversion
@@ -1920,28 +1931,41 @@ FTLdetect() {
       FTLlatesttag=$(curl -sI https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/releases/latest | grep 'Location' | awk -F '/' '{print $NF}' | tr -d '\r\n')
 
       if [[ "${FTLversion}" != "${FTLlatesttag}" ]]; then
-        # Install FTL
-        FTLinstall "${binary}" || return 1
+        return 0
       else
         echo -e "  ${INFO} Latest FTL Binary already installed (${FTLlatesttag}). Confirming Checksum..."
 
-        local remoteSha1
         remoteSha1=$(curl -sSL --fail "https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/releases/download/${FTLversion%$'\r'}/${binary}.sha1" | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
-        local localSha1
         localSha1=$(sha1sum "$(which pihole-FTL)" | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
 
         if [[ "${remoteSha1}" != "${localSha1}" ]]; then
           echo -e "  ${INFO} Corruption detected..."
-          FTLinstall "${binary}" || return 1
+          return 0
         else
           echo -e "  ${INFO} Checksum correct. No need to download!"
+          return 1
         fi
       fi
     else
-      # Install FTL
-      FTLinstall "${binary}" || return 1
+      return 0
     fi
   fi
+}
+
+# Detect suitable FTL binary platform
+FTLdetect() {
+  echo ""
+  echo -e "  ${INFO} FTL Checks..."
+
+  get_binary_name
+
+  #In the next section we check to see if FTL is already installed (in case of pihole -r).
+  #If the installed version matches the latest version, then check the installed sha1sum of the binary vs the remote sha1sum. If they do not match, then download
+  echo -e "  ${INFO} Checking for existing FTL binary..."
+  if FTLcheckUpdate ; then
+    FTLinstall "${binary}" || return 1
+  fi
+
   echo ""
 }
 
@@ -2225,6 +2249,10 @@ main() {
   echo -e "\\n  ${INFO} The install log is located at: ${installLogLoc}
   ${COL_LIGHT_GREEN}${INSTALL_TYPE} Complete! ${COL_NC}"
 
+  if [[ "${INSTALL_TYPE}" == "Update" ]]; then
+    echo ""
+    /usr/local/bin/pihole version --current
+  fi
 }
 
 #
diff --git a/gravity.sh b/gravity.sh
index 88ba8bb0..5806dea7 100755
--- a/gravity.sh
+++ b/gravity.sh
@@ -510,9 +510,11 @@ gravity_ParseBlacklistDomains() {
   
   if [[ -f "${piholeDir}/${whitelistMatter}" ]]; then
     gravity_ParseDomainsIntoHosts "${piholeDir}/${whitelistMatter}" "${piholeDir}/${accretionDisc}"
+    grep -c "^" "${piholeDir}/${whitelistMatter}" > "${piholeDir}/numBlocked" 2> /dev/null
   else
     # There was no whitelist file, so use preEventHorizon instead of whitelistMatter.
     gravity_ParseDomainsIntoHosts "${piholeDir}/${preEventHorizon}" "${piholeDir}/${accretionDisc}"
+    grep -c "^" "${piholeDir}/${preEventHorizon}" > "${piholeDir}/numBlocked" 2> /dev/null
   fi
 
   # Move the file over as /etc/pihole/gravity.list so dnsmasq can use it