diff --git a/modules/scripting/helpers.lib b/modules/scripting/helpers.lib
index ec11450..c56f765 100644
--- a/modules/scripting/helpers.lib
+++ b/modules/scripting/helpers.lib
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ mkrfilename () {
 
 
 sshtest () {
+ env | grep BASH    
  echo running on machine: $(hostnamectl hostname)
  echo as user:home $(whoami):$HOME   
  echo argument1 $1
diff --git a/modules/uci-shell-install.lib b/modules/uci-shell-install.lib
index bc6163b..d491791 100644
--- a/modules/uci-shell-install.lib
+++ b/modules/uci-shell-install.lib
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ install_shell_base () {
 
 
 install_shell_host () {
-  if [[ $BASH_SHELL_HOST ]]; then
+  if [[ -d $BASH_SHELL_HOST/modules ]]; then
    echo appears that UCI shell host repo is already installed at $BASH_SHELL_HOST 
    echo upgrade instead using: 'module_load uci-shell-install; update_shell_host'
    return 1
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ install_shell_host () {
   fi
   export BASH_SHELL_HOST=$(dirname $BASH_SHELL_BASE)/host
   if mkdir -p $BASH_SHELL_HOST; then
-    if git clone $UCI_GIT_SERVER_URL/shell-host.git $BASH_SHELL_HOST; then
+    if git clone $BASH_SHELL_GIT_URL/shell-host.git $BASH_SHELL_HOST; then
       chown -R ${1:-$USER}:${1:-$USER} $BASH_SHELL_HOST
       chmod -R +r $BASH_SHELL_HOST
-      export $BASH_SHELL_HOSTNAME=$(dirname $BASH_SHELL_BASE)/$(hostnamectl hostname)
+      export BASH_SHELL_HOSTNAME=$(dirname $BASH_SHELL_BASE)/$(hostnamectl hostname)
       mkdir -p $BASH_SHELL_HOSTNAME/load
       echo note: use $BASH_SHELL_HOSTNAME/load  directory to load modules and other stuff from  at prompt.
     fi  
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ install_shell_host () {
 }
 
 install_shell_network () {
-  if [[ $BASH_SHELL_NETWORK ]]; then
+  if [[ -d $BASH_SHELL_NETWORK/modules ]]; then
    echo appears that UCI shell network repo is already installed at $BASH_SHELL_NETWORK 
    echo upgrade instead using: 'module_load uci-shell-install; update_shell_network'
    return 1
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ install_shell_network () {
   fi  
   export BASH_SHELL_NETWORK=$(dirname $BASH_SHELL_BASE)/network
   if mkdir -p $BASH_SHELL_NETWORK; then
-    if git clone $UCI_GIT_SERVER_URL/shell-network.git $BASH_SHELL_NETWORK; then
+    if git clone $BASH_SHELL_GIT_URL/shell-network.git $BASH_SHELL_NETWORK; then
       chown -R ${1:-$USER}:${1:-$USER} $BASH_SHELL_NETWORK
       chmod -R +r $BASH_SHELL_NETWORK
       fi