diff --git a/lgsm/functions/check_deps.sh b/lgsm/functions/check_deps.sh
index e6ba85222..0d4784e1a 100755
--- a/lgsm/functions/check_deps.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/check_deps.sh
@@ -310,17 +310,20 @@ if [ ! -f "${datadir}/${distroid}-${distroversion}.csv" ]; then
 	fn_check_file_github "lgsm/data" "${distroid}-${distroversion}.csv"
 fi
 
-
 # Select Distro
-dependencyinstall=$(awk -F, '$1=="install" {$1=""; print $0}' "${datadir}/${distroid}-${distroversion}.csv")
-dependencyall=$(awk -F, '$1=="all" {$1=""; print $0}' "${datadir}/${distroid}-${distroversion}.csv")
-dependencyshortname=$(awk -v shortname="$shortname" -F, '$1==shortname {$1=""; print $0}'  "${datadir}/${distroid}-${distroversion}.csv")
+if [ "${checkflag}" == "0" ]; then
+	dependencyinstall=$(awk -F, '$1=="install" {$1=""; print $0}' "${datadir}/${distroid}-${distroversion}.csv")
+	dependencyall=$(awk -F, '$1=="all" {$1=""; print $0}' "${datadir}/${distroid}-${distroversion}.csv")
+	dependencyshortname=$(awk -v shortname="$shortname" -F, '$1==shortname {$1=""; print $0}'  "${datadir}/${distroid}-${distroversion}.csv")
 
-# dev code
-echo "${dependencyinstall}${dependencyall}${dependencyshortname}"
+	# dev code
+	echo "${dependencyinstall}${dependencyall}${dependencyshortname}"
 
-# Generate array of missing deps.
-array_deps_missing=()
+	# Generate array of missing deps.
+	array_deps_missing=()
 
-array_deps_required=(${dependencyall} ${dependencyshortname})
-fn_check_loop
+	array_deps_required=(${dependencyall} ${dependencyshortname})
+	fn_check_loop
+else
+	fn_print_warning_nl "LinuxGSM dependency checking currently unavailable for ${distroname}."
+fi
diff --git a/lgsm/functions/core_dl.sh b/lgsm/functions/core_dl.sh
index 372060010..7aa2a65ab 100755
--- a/lgsm/functions/core_dl.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/core_dl.sh
@@ -288,12 +288,14 @@ fn_check_file(){
 				if [ -f "${lgsmlog}" ]; then
 					fn_script_log_fatal "Checking ${remote_filename}"
 					fn_script_log_fatal "${fileurl}"
+					checkflag=1
 				fi
 			else
 				fn_print_error_eol_nl
 				if [ -f "${lgsmlog}" ]; then
 					fn_script_log_error "Checking ${remote_filename}"
 					fn_script_log_error "${fileurl}"
+					checkflag=2
 				fi
 			fi
 		else
@@ -302,6 +304,7 @@ fn_check_file(){
 			echo -en "\033[2K\\r"
 			if [ -f "${lgsmlog}" ]; then
 				fn_script_log_pass "Checking ${remote_filename}"
+				checkflag=0
 			fi
 			break
 		fi