diff --git a/functions/update_apps.sh b/functions/update_apps.sh
index ae65f945..2db0b3a1 100644
--- a/functions/update_apps.sh
+++ b/functions/update_apps.sh
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ it=0
 while_count=0
 while true
 do
-    if while_status=$(cli -m csv -c 'app chart_release query name,update_available,human_version,human_latest_version,status' 2>/dev/null) ; then
+    if mapfile -t while_status < <(cli -m csv -c 'app chart_release query name,update_available,human_version,human_latest_version,status' 2>/dev/null) ; then
         ((while_count++)) 
-        [[ -z $while_status ]] && continue || echo -e "$while_count\n$while_status" > temp.txt
+        [[ -z ${while_status[*]} ]] && continue || echo -e "$while_count\n${while_status[*]}" > temp.txt
         for i in "${while_status[@]}"
         do
             app_name=$(echo "$i" | awk -F ',' '{print $1}')