diff --git a/ct/clawdbot.sh b/ct/clawdbot.sh
index 14683a3f2..7f147dff9 100644
--- a/ct/clawdbot.sh
+++ b/ct/clawdbot.sh
@@ -24,34 +24,26 @@ function update_script() {
   check_container_storage
   check_container_resources
 
-  if [[ ! -d /opt/clawdbot ]]; then
+  if ! command -v clawdbot >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
     exit
   fi
 
-  if check_for_gh_release "clawdbot" "clawdbot/clawdbot"; then
+  msg_info "Backing up Data"
+  cp -r /opt/clawdbot/data /opt/clawdbot_data_backup 2>/dev/null || true
+  cp -r /root/.clawdbot /root/.clawdbot_backup 2>/dev/null || true
+  msg_ok "Backed up Data"
 
-    msg_info "Backing up Data"
-    cp -r /opt/clawdbot/data /opt/clawdbot_data_backup 2>/dev/null || true
-    cp -r /root/.clawdbot /root/.clawdbot_backup 2>/dev/null || true
-    msg_ok "Backed up Data"
+  msg_info "Updating Clawdbot"
+  $STD npm install -g clawdbot@latest
+  msg_ok "Updated Clawdbot"
 
-    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "clawdbot" "clawdbot/clawdbot"
-
-    msg_info "Rebuilding Clawdbot"
-    cd /opt/clawdbot
-    $STD pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-    $STD pnpm ui:build
-    msg_ok "Rebuilt Clawdbot"
-
-    msg_info "Restoring Data"
-    cp -r /opt/clawdbot_data_backup/. /opt/clawdbot/data 2>/dev/null || true
-    cp -r /root/.clawdbot_backup/. /root/.clawdbot 2>/dev/null || true
-    rm -rf /opt/clawdbot_data_backup /root/.clawdbot_backup
-    msg_ok "Restored Data"
-
-    msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
-  fi
+  msg_info "Restoring Data"
+  cp -r /opt/clawdbot_data_backup/. /opt/clawdbot/data 2>/dev/null || true
+  cp -r /root/.clawdbot_backup/. /root/.clawdbot 2>/dev/null || true
+  rm -rf /opt/clawdbot_data_backup /root/.clawdbot_backup
+  msg_ok "Restored Data"
+  msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
   exit
 }
 
diff --git a/install/clawdbot-install.sh b/install/clawdbot-install.sh
index f1a50cd4a..6769cc16a 100644
--- a/install/clawdbot-install.sh
+++ b/install/clawdbot-install.sh
@@ -22,12 +22,7 @@ msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "clawdbot" "clawdbot/clawdbot"
 
 pnpm_version=$(grep -oP '"packageManager":\s*"pnpm@\K[^"]+' /opt/clawdbot/package.json 2>/dev/null || echo "latest")
-NODE_VERSION="24" NODE_MODULE="pnpm@${pnpm_version}" setup_nodejs
-
-msg_info "Installing Clawdbot Dependencies"
-cd /opt/clawdbot
-$STD pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
+NODE_VERSION="24" NODE_MODULE="pnpm@${pnpm_version},clawdbot@latest" setup_nodejs
 
 msg_info "Building Clawdbot UI"
 $STD pnpm ui:build