diff --git a/static/updatePanel.sh b/static/updatePanel.sh
index 4083e59..212d1c2 100644
--- a/static/updatePanel.sh
+++ b/static/updatePanel.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
    echo "This script must be run as root or with sudo." >&2
    exit 1
 fi
 
+function exitInstall {
+  cd "$install_dir"
+  php artisan up
+  echo "Panel is out of maintenance mode."
+  exit $1
+}
+
 read -p "Enter the directory for the panel location [/var/www/pelican]: " install_dir
 install_dir=${install_dir:-/var/www/pelican}
 
@@ -20,11 +27,19 @@ if [ ! -f "$env_file" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+owner=$(stat -c '%U' "$install_dir" || echo "www-data")
+read -p "Enter the owner of the files (www-data, apache, nginx) [$owner]: " owner
+owner=${owner:-www-data}
+
+group=$(stat -c '%G' "$install_dir" || echo "www-data")
+read -p "Enter the group of the files (www-data, apache, nginx) [$group]: " group
+group=${group:-www-data}
+
 cd "$install_dir"
 php artisan down
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
   echo "Failed to put the panel into maintenance mode."
-  exit 1
+  exitInstall 1
 fi
 echo "Panel is now in maintenance mode."
 
@@ -32,85 +47,121 @@ db_connection=$(grep "^DB_CONNECTION=" "$env_file" | cut -d '=' -f 2)
 
 if [ -z "$db_connection" ]; then
   echo "DB_CONNECTION not found in $env_file."
-  exit 0
-else
-  echo "DB_CONNECTION is set to: $db_connection"
-
-  read -p "Do you want to create a backup? (y/n) [y]: " backup_confirm
-  backup_confirm=${backup_confirm:-y}
-  if [ "$backup_confirm" != "y" ]; then
-    echo "Backup canceled."
-    php artisan up
-    echo "Panel is out of maintenance mode."
-    exit 0
+  exitInstall 0
+fi
+
+echo "DB_CONNECTION is set to: $db_connection"
+
+read -p "Do you want to create a backup? (y/n) [y]: " backup_confirm
+backup_confirm=${backup_confirm:-y}
+if [ "$backup_confirm" != "y" ]; then
+  echo "Backup canceled."
+  exitInstall 0
+fi
+
+backup_dir="$install_dir/backup"
+mkdir -p "$backup_dir"
+
+if [ "$db_connection" = "sqlite" ]; then
+  db_database=$(grep "^DB_DATABASE=" "$env_file" | cut -d '=' -f 2)
+
+  if [ -z "$db_database" ]; then
+    echo "DB_DATABASE not found in $env_file."
+    exitInstall 1
   fi
 
-  backup_dir="$install_dir/backup"
-  mkdir -p "$backup_dir"
-
-  if [ "$db_connection" = "sqlite" ]; then
-    db_database=$(grep "^DB_DATABASE=" "$env_file" | cut -d '=' -f 2)
-
-    if [ -z "$db_database" ]; then
-      echo "DB_DATABASE not found in $env_file."
-      php artisan up
-      echo "Panel is out of maintenance mode."
-      exit 1
-    else
-      echo "DB_DATABASE is set to: $db_database"
-      cp "$install_dir/database/$db_database" "$backup_dir/$db_database.backup"
-    fi
-  else
-    read -p "NOTE: THIS WILL NOT BACKUP MySQL/MariaDB DATABASES!!! You should pause now and make your own backup!! You've been warned! Continue? (y/n) [y]: " continue_confirm
-continue_confirm=${continue_confirm:-y}
-    if [ "$continue_confirm" != "y" ]; then
-      echo "Update Canceled."
-      php artisan up
-      echo "Panel is out of maintenance mode."
-      exit 0
-    fi
+  if [[ "$db_database" != *.sqlite ]]; then
+    db_database="$db_database.sqlite"
+  fi
+  echo "DB_DATABASE is set to: $db_database"
+  cp "$install_dir/database/$db_database" "$backup_dir/$db_database.backup"
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to backup $db_database file, aborting"
+    exitInstall 1
+  fi
+else
+  read -p "NOTE: THIS WILL NOT BACKUP MySQL/MariaDB DATABASES!!! You should pause now and make your own backup!! You've been warned! Continue? (y/n) [y]: " database_confirm
+  database_confirm=${database_confirm:-y}
+  if [ "$database_confirm" != "y" ]; then
+    echo "Update Canceled."
+    exitInstall 0
   fi
+fi
+
+cp "$env_file" "$backup_dir/.env.backup"
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Failed to backup .env file, aborting"
+  exitInstall 1
+fi
+echo "Backed up .env file successfully."
 
-  cp "$env_file" "$backup_dir/.env.backup"
-  echo "Backup completed successfully."
+echo "Downloading Files..."
+curl -L https://github.com/pelican-dev/panel/releases/latest/download/panel.tar.gz -o panel.tar.gz
+expected_checksum=$(curl -L https://github.com/pelican-dev/panel/releases/latest/download/checksum.txt | awk '{ print $1 }')
+calculated_checksum=$(sha256sum panel.tar.gz | awk '{ print $1 }')
+
+if [[ -z "$expected_checksum" || -z "$calculated_checksum" || "$expected_checksum" != "$calculated_checksum" ]]; then
+  read -p "NOTE: Checksum mismatch, the file may be corrupted!!! You've been warned! Continue? (y/n) [y]: " checksum_confirm
+  checksum_confirm=${checksum_confirm:-y}
+  if [ "$checksum_confirm" != "y" ]; then
+    echo "Update Canceled."
+    exitInstall 1
+  fi
 fi
 
+echo "Checksum verified."
 read -p "Do you want to delete all files and folders in $install_dir except the backup folder? (y/n) [y]: " delete_confirm
 delete_confirm=${delete_confirm:-y}
 if [ "$delete_confirm" != "y" ]; then
   echo "Deletion canceled."
-  php artisan up
-  echo "Panel is out of maintenance mode."
-  exit 0
+  exitInstall 0
 fi
 
-find "$install_dir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 ! -name 'backup' -exec rm -rf {} +
-
+find "$install_dir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 ! -name 'backup' ! -name 'panel.tar.gz' ! -name 'artisan' -exec rm -rf {} +
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Failed to delete old files, aborting"
+  exitInstall 1
+fi
 echo "Deleted all files and folders in $install_dir except the backup folder."
 
-echo "Downloading Files..."
-curl -L https://github.com/pelican-dev/panel/releases/latest/download/panel.tar.gz -o panel.tar.gz
-expected_checksum=$(curl -L https://github.com/pelican-dev/panel/releases/latest/download/checksum.txt)
-calculated_checksum=$(sha256sum panel.tar.gz | awk '{ print $1 }')
-
-if [[ -n "$expected_checksum" && -n "$calculated_checksum" && "$expected_checksum" == "$calculated_checksum" ]]; then
-  echo "Checksum verified. Proceeding to extract the tarball."
-  tar -xzv panel.tar.gz -C "$install_dir"
-else
-  echo "Checksum mismatch! The file may be corrupted."
-  exit 1
+echo "Extracting tarball."
+tar -xzf panel.tar.gz -C "$install_dir"
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Failed to extract tarball, aborting"
+  exitInstall 1
+fi
+rm panel.tar.gz
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Failed to delete leftover tarball, continuing."
 fi
 
 echo "Installing Composer"
 COMPOSER_ALLOW_SUPERUSER=1 composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader --no-interaction
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Failed to run composer, aborting"
+  exitInstall 1
+fi
 
 php artisan down
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Failed to put the panel into maintenance mode."
+  exitInstall 1
+fi
 
 echo "Restoring .env"
 mv "$backup_dir/.env.backup" "$install_dir/.env"
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Failed to restore the .env file, aborting"
+  exitInstall 1
+fi
+
 if [ "$db_connection" = "sqlite" ]; then
   echo "Restoring sqlite database"
   mv "$backup_dir/$db_database.backup" "$install_dir/database/$db_database"
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to restore the database, aborting"
+    exitInstall 1
+  fi
 fi
 
 echo "Optimizing"
@@ -120,16 +171,23 @@ php artisan filament:optimize
 echo "Updating database"
 php artisan migrate --seed --force
 
-read -p "Enter the owner of the files (www-data, apache, nginx) [www-data]: " file_owner
-file_owner=${file_owner:-www-data}
-
 echo "Setting Permissions"
-chmod -R 755 storage/* bootstrap/cache
-chown -R "$file_owner":"$file_owner" "$install_dir"
+chmod_command="chmod -R 755 storage/* bootstrap/cache"
+eval $chmod_command
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Failed to run chmod, Please run the following commands manually:"
+  echo "$chmod_command"
+fi
+chown_command="chown -R $owner:$group $install_dir"
+eval $chown_command
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Failed to run chown, Please run the following commands manually:"
+  echo "$chown_command"
+fi
 
 php artisan queue:restart
 php artisan up
 
 echo "Panel is now live and out of maintenance mode."
 echo "Panel Updated!"
-exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
+exit 0