diff --git a/scripts/99_software.sh b/scripts/99_software.sh
index 3b0a11a..53f8ca1 100644
--- a/scripts/99_software.sh
+++ b/scripts/99_software.sh
@@ -64,15 +64,13 @@ if [ ${operation} == "update" ] ; then
     fi
 
     # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30988586/creating-an-array-from-a-text-file-in-bash
-    mapfile -t packages < ${trg_file}
+    packages_no_comments < sed '/^[[:blank:]]*#/d;s/#.*//' ${x}
+    mapfile -t packages < ${packages_no_comments}
 
     installed=$(pacman -Qq)
     list=()
     for x in ${packages[@]}
         do
-            echo "..."
-            echo sed '/^[[:blank:]]*#/d;s/#.*//' ${x}
-
             if [[ $installed == *$x* ]]
                 then
                     echo "Skipping (1) $x"