diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index c299e0ea..6489a5fc 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ fi
 
 if [ -x "$(command -v apt-get)" ]; then
 	#Debian Family
-	#Decide if php should be `php5` or just `php` (Fixes issues with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS)
-	phpVer="php5"
-	apt-get install --dry-run php5 > /dev/null 2>&1 || phpVer="php"
 	#############################################
 	PKG_MANAGER="apt-get"
 	PKG_CACHE="/var/lib/apt/lists/"
@@ -86,8 +83,15 @@ if [ -x "$(command -v apt-get)" ]; then
 	PKG_INSTALL="${PKG_MANAGER} --yes --fix-missing install"
 	# grep -c will return 1 retVal on 0 matches, block this throwing the set -e with an OR TRUE
 	PKG_COUNT="${PKG_MANAGER} -s -o Debug::NoLocking=true upgrade | grep -c ^Inst || true"
+	# #########################################
+	# fixes for dependancy differences 
+	# Debian 7 doesn't have iproute2 use iproute
+	${PKG_MANAGER} install --dry-run iproute2 > /dev/null 2>&1 && IPROUTE_PKG="iproute2" || IPROUTE_PKG="iproute"
+	# Ubuntu 16.04 LTS php / php5 fix
+	${PKG_MANAGER} install --dry-run php5 > /dev/null 2>&1 && phpVer="php5" || phpVer="php"
+	# #########################################
 	INSTALLER_DEPS=( apt-utils whiptail git dhcpcd5)
-	PIHOLE_DEPS=( dnsutils bc dnsmasq lighttpd ${phpVer}-common ${phpVer}-cgi curl unzip wget sudo netcat cron iproute2 )
+	PIHOLE_DEPS=( dnsutils bc dnsmasq lighttpd ${phpVer}-common ${phpVer}-cgi curl unzip wget sudo netcat cron ${IPROUTE_PKG} )
 	LIGHTTPD_USER="www-data"
 	LIGHTTPD_GROUP="www-data"
 	LIGHTTPD_CFG="lighttpd.conf.debian"