diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 772670b..8e1c41f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ base.code-workspace
 /module.lib
 load/ucishellgiturl
 /modules/scripting/btpl
-/modules/scripting/smenu
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+/modules/scripting/smenu
+shell.env.override
diff --git a/load.sh b/load.sh
index 2f9b50d..9106d1e 100755
--- a/load.sh
+++ b/load.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ load_shell_user () {
 
 load_shell_dev () {
   module_load shell-process-directory
-  [[ $BASH_SHELL_DEV ]] && shell_process_directory $BASH_SHELL_DEV 
+  [[ -d $BASH_SHELL_DEV ]] && shell_process_directory $BASH_SHELL_DEV 
 }
 
 load_shell_host_user_dev () {
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ if [[ $BASH_SHELL_HOME_NETWORK_LOAD ]] || [[ $BASH_SHELL_ALL_NETWORKS_LOAD ]] ||
 fi
 
 load_shell_host
+[[ $BASH_LOAD_SHELL_DEV ]] && load_shell_dev
  
 export BASH_SHELL_LOADED=true
 
diff --git a/load/01-basic b/load/01-basic
index ce2b894..fd2fbb7 100644
--- a/load/01-basic
+++ b/load/01-basic
@@ -94,4 +94,11 @@ dip () {
   else
   /bin/drill $ip4 | grep -A1 'ANSWER SECTION' | grep -v "ANSWER SECTION"  | rev | cut -f1 | rev  
   fi
+}
+
+uci_shell_update () {
+  module_load uci-shell-install
+  update_shell_base
+   [[ -d $BASH_SHELL_HOST/modules ]] && update_shell_host
+   [[ -d $BASH_SHELL_NETWORK/modules ]] && update_shell_network
 }
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diff --git a/modules/uci-shell-install.lib b/modules/uci-shell-install.lib
index b3a3b19..5e3fd93 100644
--- a/modules/uci-shell-install.lib
+++ b/modules/uci-shell-install.lib
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ update_shell_base () {
   if [[ ! $BASH_SHELL_GIT_REMOTE ]]; then
     echo WARNING: BASH_SHELL_GIT_REMOTE is not set will use \'origin\' 
   fi
-  git pull ${BASH_SHELL_GIT_REMOTEE:-origin} master
+  git pull ${BASH_SHELL_GIT_REMOTE:-origin} master
   }
 
 update_shell_host () {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ update_shell_host () {
   }
 
 update_shell_network () {
-   [[ ! -d $BASH_SHELL_NETWORK/modules ]] && echo uci shell host repo not installed, run install_shell_host first && return 1 
+   [[ ! -d $BASH_SHELL_NETWORK/modules ]] && echo uci shell network repo not installed, run install_shell_network if desired && return 1 
   cd $BASH_SHELL_NETWORK || { echo not directory $BASH_SHELL_NETWORK; return 2; }
   git pull ${BASH_SHELL_GIT_REMOTE:-origin} master
   }
diff --git a/shell.env b/shell.env
index 71cb80c..f2618e6 100755
--- a/shell.env
+++ b/shell.env
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 ! command -v bash >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo no bash command && return 1
 export SHELL="$(command -v bash )"
 
+[[ -f $BASH_SHELL_BASE/shell.env.override ]] && source $BASH_SHELL_BASE/shell.env.override
+
 # without changing /etc/profile you can disable loading the UCI Shell system
 # by uncommenting this line.  It will only set up a simple prompt instead.
 # if UCI shell is causing issues then one can invoke this
diff --git a/shell.env.override.off b/shell.env.override.off
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d883c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell.env.override.off
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# To use remove .off and put in any shell overrides
+# export BASH_SAFE_MODE=true
+# export BASH_SHELL_DEV=/some/special/dir
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