diff --git a/cmd/update.go b/cmd/update.go
index f397f91..b104127 100644
--- a/cmd/update.go
+++ b/cmd/update.go
@@ -61,7 +61,11 @@ func Update(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	if err != nil {
 		systemUpdater.Config.Enabled = false
 	} else {
-		systemUpdater.Check()
+		enableUpd, err := systemUpdater.Check()
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Error("Failed checking for updates")
+		}
+		systemUpdater.Config.Enabled = enableUpd
 	}
 
 	brewUpdater, err := drv.BrewUpdater{}.New(*initConfiguration)
diff --git a/drv/brew.go b/drv/brew.go
index 6ea96d7..155862b 100644
--- a/drv/brew.go
+++ b/drv/brew.go
@@ -67,19 +67,19 @@ type BrewUpdater struct {
 
 func (up BrewUpdater) New(config UpdaterInitConfiguration) (BrewUpdater, error) {
 	brewPrefix, empty := os.LookupEnv("HOMEBREW_PREFIX")
-	if empty {
+	if empty || brewPrefix == "" {
 		brewPrefix = "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew"
 	}
 	brewRepo, empty := os.LookupEnv("HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY")
-	if empty {
+	if empty || brewRepo == "" {
 		brewRepo = fmt.Sprintf("%s/Homebrew", brewPrefix)
 	}
 	brewCellar, empty := os.LookupEnv("HOMEBREW_CELLAR")
-	if empty {
+	if empty || brewCellar == "" {
 		brewCellar = fmt.Sprintf("%s/Cellar", brewPrefix)
 	}
 	brewPath, empty := os.LookupEnv("HOMEBREW_PATH")
-	if empty {
+	if empty || brewPath == "" {
 		brewPath = fmt.Sprintf("%s/bin/brew", brewPrefix)
 	}
 
diff --git a/drv/distrobox.go b/drv/distrobox.go
index fb0da23..de4ff21 100644
--- a/drv/distrobox.go
+++ b/drv/distrobox.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (up *DistroboxUpdater) Update() (*[]CommandOutput, error) {
 	for _, user := range up.users {
 		up.Tracker.Tracker.IncrementSection(err)
 		lib.ChangeTrackerMessageFancy(*up.Tracker.Writer, up.Tracker.Tracker, up.Tracker.Progress, lib.TrackerMessage{Title: up.Config.Title, Description: *up.Config.UserDescription + " " + user.Name})
-		out, err := lib.RunUID(user.UID, []string{"/usr/bin/flatpak", "update", "-y"}, nil)
+		out, err := lib.RunUID(user.UID, []string{"/usr/bin/distrobox", "upgrade", "-a"}, nil)
 		tmpout = CommandOutput{}.New(out, err)
 		if err != nil {
 			tmpout.SetFailureContext(fmt.Sprintf("Distroboxes for User: %s", user.Name))
diff --git a/drv/system.go b/drv/system.go
index 29779a1..d5883b7 100644
--- a/drv/system.go
+++ b/drv/system.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (up SystemUpdater) New(initconfig UpdaterInitConfiguration) (SystemUpdater,
 }
 
 func (up *SystemUpdater) Check() (bool, error) {
-	if up.Config.DryRun || !up.Config.Enabled {
+	if up.Config.DryRun {
 		return true, nil
 	}
 	updateAvailable, err := up.SystemDriver.UpdateAvailable()