diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index e8ae5a76..f9341206 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ updateDialogs(){
 
     if (whiptail --title "Existing Install detected" --yesno "We have detected you are installing over the top of an existing install.\n\n\nWould you like update?"  ${r} ${c}); then
         echo "::: Updating existing install selected"
-        useUpdateVars = true
+        useUpdateVars=true
     fi
 
 }