diff --git a/functions/self_update.sh b/functions/self_update.sh
index 20461d04..cd56e705 100644
--- a/functions/self_update.sh
+++ b/functions/self_update.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 args=("$@")
 
 self_update() {
-script=$(readlink -f "$0")
-script_path=$(dirname "$script")
-script_name="heavy_script.sh"
-cd "$script_path" || exit
 git fetch &> /dev/null 
 # TODO: change beta to main once testing is complete
 if  git diff --name-only origin/beta | grep -qs ".sh" ; then
diff --git a/heavy_script.sh b/heavy_script.sh
index 18a08b36..4b99e646 100644
--- a/heavy_script.sh
+++ b/heavy_script.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 # cd to script, this ensures the script can find the source scripts below, even when ran from a seperate directory
 script=$(readlink -f "$0")
 script_path=$(dirname "$script")
+script_name="heavy_script.sh"
 cd "$script_path" || exit
 
+
 # shellcheck source=functions/backup.sh
 source functions/backup.sh
 # shellcheck source=functions/dns.sh