diff --git a/tools/pve/update-lxcs.sh b/tools/pve/update-lxcs.sh
index 3a5ffc639..7342731a1 100644
--- a/tools/pve/update-lxcs.sh
+++ b/tools/pve/update-lxcs.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ CL=$(echo "\033[m")
 header_info
 echo "Loading..."
 whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "Proxmox VE LXC Updater" --yesno "This Will Update LXC Containers. Proceed?" 10 58
-SKIP_STOPPED=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "Skip Not-Running Containers" --yesno "Do you want to skip containers that are not currently running?" 10 58 && echo "yes" || echo "no")
+if whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "Skip Not-Running Containers" --yesno "Do you want to skip containers that are not currently running?" 10 58; then
+  SKIP_STOPPED="yes"
+else
+  SKIP_STOPPED="no"
+fi
+
 NODE=$(hostname)
 EXCLUDE_MENU=()
 MSG_MAX_LENGTH=0