diff --git a/bedrock-linux-99.99.99-x86_64.sh b/bedrock-linux-99.99.99-x86_64.sh
index 79d6b4a..ac1d54c 100644
--- a/bedrock-linux-99.99.99-x86_64.sh
+++ b/bedrock-linux-99.99.99-x86_64.sh
@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ git clone https://github.com/bedrocklinux/bedrocklinux-userland
 cd bedrocklinux-userland
 git checkout 0.7 -q
 current_version="$(awk '{print$3}' </bedrock/etc/bedrock-release)"
-newest_version=$(awk -F= '/^VERSION=/{print$2}' Makefile | sed 's/[a-z].*$//')git$(git log | grep -c "^commit") 
+newest_version="$(awk -F= '/^VERSION=/{print$2}' Makefile | sed 's/[a-z].*$//')git$(git log | grep -c '^commit')"
 echo "Current Version: ${current_version}"
 echo "Newest Version: ${newest_version}"
-if ver_cmp_first_newer ${current_version} ${newest_version}; then
+if ver_cmp_first_newer "${newest_version}" "${current_version}"; then
+	echo "Building Bedrock Linux version ${newest_version}"
+else 
 	if [ ${#current_version} -lt ${#newest_version} ]; then
 		echo "Building for the first time. Building Bedrock Linux version ${newest_version}"
 	else
 		echo "Up to date with the latest commit, nothing to do."
 		exit_success
 	fi
-else
-	echo "Building Bedrock Linux version ${newest_version}"
 fi
 # Start the build process
 make clean