diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index e927f71..122da4f 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 ########################################################################
 ####  Script Name: inxi
-####  version: 0.5.21
+####  version: 0.5.22
 ####  Date: November 11 2008
 ########################################################################
 ####  inxi is a fork of infobash, the original bash sys info script by locsmif
@@ -600,13 +600,7 @@ get_parameters()
 					4)	script_self_updater "$SCRIPT_DOWNLOAD_BRANCH_2" 'svn: branch two server'
 						;;
 					http*)
-						# first test provided url to avoid overwriting file with null
-						wget -q --spider "$OPTARG$SCRIPT_NAME"
-						if [[ $? -eq 0 ]];then
-							script_self_updater "$OPTARG" 'alt server'
-						else
-							error_handler 10 "$OPTARG"
-						fi
+						script_self_updater "$OPTARG" 'alt server'
 						;;
 					*)	error_handler 11 "$OPTARG"
 						;;
@@ -723,6 +717,8 @@ script_self_updater()
 	else
 		if [[ $2 == 'svn server' ]];then
 			error_handler 8 "$?"
+		elif [[ $2 == 'alt server' ]];then
+			error_handler 10 "$OPTARG"
 		else
 			error_handler 12 "$1"
 		fi