diff --git a/heavy_script.sh b/heavy_script.sh
index ca77e300..02799f99 100644
--- a/heavy_script.sh
+++ b/heavy_script.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ git fetch
     count=0
     for i in ${ARGS[@]}
     do
-    [[ "$i" == "//[[:space:]]?--self-update[[:space:]]?" ]] && unset "${ARGS[$count]}"
+    [[ "$i" == "--self-update" ]] && unset "${ARGS[$count]}"
     ((count++))
     done
     exec bash "$SCRIPTNAME" "${ARGS[@]}"