diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 2e6c222..8650508 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -1218,9 +1218,8 @@ script_self_updater()
 		else
 			error_handler 16
 		fi
-	fi
 	# now run the error handlers on any wget failure
-	if [[ $wget_error -gt 0 ]];then
+	else
 		if [[ $2 == 'svn server' ]];then
 			error_handler 8 "$wget_error"
 		elif [[ $2 == 'alt server' ]];then