diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/update.sh b/advanced/Scripts/update.sh
index eb6ccd29..a2a5e8dc 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/update.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/update.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ is_repo() {
   git status --short &> /dev/null
   rc=$?
   cd "${curdir}" &> /dev/null || return 1
-  return $rc
+  return "${rc}"
 }
 
 prep_repo() {
@@ -46,26 +46,24 @@ make_repo() {
   local remoteRepo="${2}"
   local directory="${1}"
 
-  (prep_repo "${directory}" && git clone -q --depth 1 "${remoteRepo}" "${directory}" > /dev/null)
+  (prep_repo "${directory}" && git clone -q --depth 1 "${remoteRepo}" "${directory}")
      return
 }
 
 update_repo() {
   local directory="${1}"
   local curdir
-  # Pull the latest commits
 
   curdir="${PWD}"
   cd "${directory}" &> /dev/null || return 1
+  # Pull the latest commits
   # Stash all files not tracked for later retrieval
-  git stash --all --quiet &> /dev/null
+  git stash --all --quiet
   # Force a clean working directory for cloning
-  git clean --force -d &> /dev/null
+  git clean --force -d
   # Fetch latest changes and apply
-  git pull --quiet &> /dev/null
+  git pull --quiet
   cd "${curdir}" &> /dev/null || return 1
-
-  return
 }
 
 getGitFiles() {
@@ -86,33 +84,59 @@ getGitFiles() {
   fi
 }
 
+GitCheckUpdateAvail() {
+  local directory="${1}"
+  curdir=$PWD;
+  cd "${directory}"
+
+  # Fetch latest changes in this repo
+  git fetch --quiet origin
+  status="$(git status -sb)"
+
+  # Change back to original directory
+  cd "${curdir}"
+
+  if [[ $status == *"behind"* ]]; then
+    # Local branch is behind remote branch -> Update
+    return 0
+  else
+    # Local branch is up-to-date or in a situation
+    # where this updater cannot be used (like on a
+    # branch that exists only locally)
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
 main() {
   local pihole_version_current
-  local pihole_version_latest
   local web_version_current
-  local web_version_latest
 
-  if ! is_repo "${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}" || ! is_repo "${ADMIN_INTERFACE_DIR}" ; then #This is unlikely
+  #This is unlikely
+  if ! is_repo "${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}" || ! is_repo "${ADMIN_INTERFACE_DIR}" ; then
     echo "::: Critical Error: One or more Pi-Hole repos are missing from system!"
     echo "::: Please re-run install script from https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole"
     exit 1;
   fi
 
   echo "::: Checking for updates..."
-  # Checks Pi-hole version string in format vX.X.X
-  pihole_version_current="$(/usr/local/bin/pihole version --pihole --current)"
-  pihole_version_latest="$(/usr/local/bin/pihole version --pihole --latest)"
-  web_version_current="$(/usr/local/bin/pihole version --admin --current)"
-  web_version_latest="$(/usr/local/bin/pihole version --admin --latest)"
-
-  if [[ "${pihole_version_latest}" == "-1" || "${web_version_latest}" == "-1" ]]; then
-    echo "*** Unable to contact GitHub for latest version. Please try again later, contact support if this continues."
-    exit 1
+
+  if GitCheckUpdateAvail "${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}" ; then
+    core_update=true
+    echo "::: Pi-hole Core:   update available"
+  else
+    core_update=false
+    echo "::: Pi-hole Core:   up to date"
+  fi
+
+  if GitCheckUpdateAvail "${ADMIN_INTERFACE_DIR}" ; then
+    web_update=true
+    echo "::: Web Interface:  update available"
+  else
+    web_update=false
+    echo "::: Web Interface:  up to date"
   fi
 
   # Logic
-  # If latest versions are blank - we've probably hit Github rate limit (stop running `pihole -up so often!):
-  #            Update anyway
   # If Core up to date AND web up to date:
   #            Do nothing
   # If Core up to date AND web NOT up to date:
@@ -122,46 +146,40 @@ main() {
   # if Core NOT up to date AND web NOT up to date:
   #            pull pihole repo run install --unattended
 
-  if [[ "${pihole_version_current}" == "${pihole_version_latest}" ]] && [[ "${web_version_current}" == "${web_version_latest}" ]]; then
-    echo ":::"
-    echo "::: Pi-hole version is $pihole_version_current"
-    echo "::: Web Admin version is $web_version_current"
+  if ! ${core_update} && ! ${web_update} ; then
     echo ":::"
     echo "::: Everything is up to date!"
     exit 0
 
-  elif [[ "${pihole_version_current}" == "${pihole_version_latest}" ]] && [[ "${web_version_current}" < "${web_version_latest}" ]]; then
+  elif ! ${core_update} && ${web_update} ; then
     echo ":::"
     echo "::: Pi-hole Web Admin files out of date"
     getGitFiles "${ADMIN_INTERFACE_DIR}" "${ADMIN_INTERFACE_GIT_URL}"
 
-    web_updated=true
-
-  elif [[ "${pihole_version_current}" < "${pihole_version_latest}" ]] && [[ "${web_version_current}" == "${web_version_latest}" ]]; then
+  elif ${core_update} && ! ${web_update} ; then
+    echo ":::"
     echo "::: Pi-hole core files out of date"
     getGitFiles "${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}" "${PI_HOLE_GIT_URL}"
     /etc/.pihole/automated\ install/basic-install.sh --reconfigure --unattended || echo "Unable to complete update, contact Pi-hole" && exit 1
-    core_updated=true
 
-  elif [[ "${pihole_version_current}" < "${pihole_version_latest}" ]] && [[ "${web_version_current}" < "${web_version_latest}" ]]; then
+  elif ${core_update} && ${web_update} ; then
+    echo ":::"
     echo "::: Updating Everything"
     getGitFiles "${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}" "${PI_HOLE_GIT_URL}"
     /etc/.pihole/automated\ install/basic-install.sh --unattended || echo "Unable to complete update, contact Pi-hole" && exit 1
-    web_updated=true
-    core_updated=true
   else
     echo "*** Update script has malfunctioned, fallthrough reached. Please contact support"
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  if [[ "${web_updated}" == true ]]; then
+  if [[ "${web_update}" == true ]]; then
     web_version_current="$(/usr/local/bin/pihole version --admin --current)"
     echo ":::"
     echo "::: Web Admin version is now at ${web_version_current}"
     echo "::: If you had made any changes in '/var/www/html/admin/', they have been stashed using 'git stash'"
   fi
 
-  if [[ "${core_updated}" == true ]]; then
+  if [[ "${core_update}" == true ]]; then
     pihole_version_current="$(/usr/local/bin/pihole version --pihole --current)"
     echo ":::"
     echo "::: Pi-hole version is now at ${pihole_version_current}"