diff --git a/scripts/99_software.sh b/scripts/99_software.sh
index 53f8ca1..451ae2e 100644
--- a/scripts/99_software.sh
+++ b/scripts/99_software.sh
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ if [ ${operation} == "update" ] ; then
     fi
 
     # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30988586/creating-an-array-from-a-text-file-in-bash
-    packages_no_comments < sed '/^[[:blank:]]*#/d;s/#.*//' ${x}
-    mapfile -t packages < ${packages_no_comments}
+    sed '/^[[:blank:]]*#/d;s/#.*//' ${trg_file} > ${trg_file}.tmp
+    mapfile -t packages < ${trg_file}.tmp
 
     installed=$(pacman -Qq)
     list=()
@@ -76,11 +76,9 @@ if [ ${operation} == "update" ] ; then
                     echo "Skipping (1) $x"
             elif [[ $installed !=  *$x* ]]
                 then
-                    if [[ $(echo "$installed" | grep -E -o "^$x$") != $x ]]
-                        then
-                    #grep -o '^[^#]*' ${x} > x
-                    echo "Adding $x to list"
-                    list+="$x "
+                    if [[ $(echo "$installed" | grep -E -o "^$x$") != $x ]] then
+                        echo "Adding $x to list"
+                        list+="$x "
                     else
                         echo "Skipping (2) $x"
                     fi