diff --git a/h2mm b/h2mm
index 13fee3c..8bf4280 100755
--- a/h2mm
+++ b/h2mm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-VERSION="0.3.14"
+VERSION="0.3.15"
 
 # --- Globals ---
 
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ function main() {
 			mod_reset "$@"
 			;;
 		"version"|"v"|"-v"|"--version")
-			log INFO "${VERSION}"
+			echo "$VERSION"
 			;;
 		"update"|"up")
 			self_update
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 81fe573..4add219 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -40,19 +40,25 @@ https://github.com/v4n00/h2mm-cli
 
 EOF
 
-# check if update
-
 # breaking changes hash table
 breaking_changes_patches=(
     ["2"]='sed -i "s/^\([0-9]\+\),/\1,ENABLED,/" "$1/mods.csv"'
     ["3"]='sed -i "1 i\\3" "$1/mods.csv"'
 )
 
-# handle breaking changes
+# notify if update is happening
+installed_version=""
+latest_version=""
 if [[ -x "$(command -v $SCRIPT_NAME)" ]]; then
     installed_version=$($SCRIPT_NAME --version)
-    # version 1 show the help message, if the first character is not a 0, store installed version as 0.1.6
-    [[ ${installed_version:0:1} != "0" ]] && { installed_version="0.1.6"; }
+
+	# if installed version isn't x.x.x crash
+	if [[ ! "$installed_version" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+		log ERROR "Installed version is not in the correct format."
+		log ERROR "h2mm is installed here -> $(which h2mm)"
+		log ERROR "Delete the script file and retry the install script, any mods installed will not be lost."
+		exit 1
+	fi
 
     latest_version=$(curl -sS "$REPO_URL"/version)
     if [[ "$latest_version" == "$installed_version" ]]; then
@@ -60,54 +66,6 @@ if [[ -x "$(command -v $SCRIPT_NAME)" ]]; then
     else
         log INFO "You are upgrading from ${ORANGE}$installed_version${NC} -> ${GREEN}$latest_version${NC}."
     fi
-
-    # split version numbers
-    installed_major=""
-    latest_major=""
-    IFS='.' read -r _1 installed_major _2 <<< "$installed_version"
-    IFS='.' read -r _1 latest_major _2 <<< "$latest_version"
-
-    if [[ $latest_major -gt $installed_major ]]; then
-        log INFO "Major version upgrade detected."
-        log INFO "Check out the changelogs here -> https://github.com/v4n00/h2mm-cli/releases"
-        log INFO "The script will proceed to upgrade the database file to avoid breaking changes."
-
-        # find hd2 path
-        search_dir="${HOME}"
-        target_dir="Steam/steamapps/common/Helldivers\ 2/data"
-        log INFO "Searching for the Helldivers 2 data directory... (20 seconds timeout)"
-
-        game_dir=$(timeout 20 find "$search_dir" -type d -path "*/$target_dir" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
-        if [[ -z "$game_dir" ]]; then
-			log INFO "Could not find the Helldivers 2 data directory automatically."
-			log PROMPT "Please enter the path to the Helldivers 2 data directory: "
-			IFS= read -e game_dir
-			if [[ ! -d "$game_dir" ]]; then
-				log ERROR "Provided path is not a valid directory."
-				exit 1
-			fi
-		fi
-
-        [[ ! -f "$game_dir/mods.csv" ]] && { log ERROR "mods.csv not found in $game_dir." ; exit 1; }
-
-        # iterate from installed major number to latest major number
-        for ((i = installed_major + 1; i <= latest_major; i++)); do
-            if [[ -n "${breaking_changes_patches[$i]}" ]]; then
-                eval $(echo "${breaking_changes_patches[$i]}" | sed "s:\$1:$game_dir:")
-            else
-                log INFO "No breaking changes for version $i."
-            fi
-            if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-                log ERROR "Failed to apply breaking changes patch for version $i. Do you want to continue? (Y/n): "
-                read -er response
-
-                [[ "$response" != "y" && "$response" != "Y" && -n "$response" ]] && { log INFO "Exiting. Uninstall the script, then retry the install script." ; exit 1; }
-            else
-                log INFO "Breaking changes patch for version ${ORANGE}$i${NC} applied ${GREEN}successfully${NC}."
-            fi
-        done
-    fi
-    log INFO ""
 fi
 
 # if steam deck, set destination path to ~/.local/bin
@@ -146,10 +104,60 @@ else
     fi
 fi
 
+# handle breaking changes
+installed_major=""
+latest_major=""
+IFS='.' read -r _1 installed_major _2 <<< "$installed_version"
+IFS='.' read -r _1 latest_major _2 <<< "$latest_version"
+
+if [[ $latest_major -gt $installed_major ]]; then
+	log INFO ""
+	log INFO "Major version upgrade detected."
+	log INFO "Check out the changelogs here -> https://github.com/v4n00/h2mm-cli/releases"
+	log INFO "The script will proceed to upgrade the database file to avoid breaking changes."
+
+	# find hd2 path
+	search_dir="${HOME}"
+	target_dir="Steam/steamapps/common/Helldivers\ 2/data"
+	log INFO "Searching for the Helldivers 2 data directory... (20 seconds timeout)"
+
+	game_dir=$(timeout 20 find "$search_dir" -type d -path "*/$target_dir" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+	if [[ -z "$game_dir" ]]; then
+		log INFO "Could not find the Helldivers 2 data directory automatically."
+		log PROMPT "Please enter the path to the Helldivers 2 data directory: "
+		IFS= read -e game_dir
+		if [[ ! -d "$game_dir" ]]; then
+			log ERROR "Provided path is not a valid directory."
+			exit 1
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	[[ ! -f "$game_dir/mods.csv" ]] && { log ERROR "mods.csv not found in $game_dir." ; exit 1; }
+
+	# iterate from installed major number to latest major number
+	for ((i = installed_major + 1; i <= latest_major; i++)); do
+		if [[ -n "${breaking_changes_patches[$i]}" ]]; then
+			eval $(echo "${breaking_changes_patches[$i]}" | sed "s:\$1:$game_dir:")
+		else
+			log INFO "No breaking changes for version $i."
+		fi
+		if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+			log ERROR "Failed to apply breaking changes patch for version $i. Do you want to continue? (Y/n): "
+			read -er response
+
+			[[ "$response" != "y" && "$response" != "Y" && -n "$response" ]] && { log INFO "Exiting. Uninstall the script, then retry the install script." ; exit 1; }
+		else
+			log INFO "Successfully applied breaking changes patch for version $i."
+		fi
+	done
+	log INFO ""
+fi
+
 # install
 log INFO "Installing $SCRIPT_NAME to $DESTINATION_PATH."
 sudo curl "$REPO_URL"/h2mm --output "$DESTINATION_PATH/$SCRIPT_NAME"
 sudo chmod +x "$DESTINATION_PATH/$SCRIPT_NAME"
+log INFO ""
 
 [[ ! -x "$(command -v $SCRIPT_NAME)" ]] && { log ERROR "Installation failed. Mod manager was not found in \$PATH." ; exit 1; }
 log INFO "Helldivers 2 Mod Manager CLI ${GREEN}successfully${NC} installed: $DESTINATION_PATH/$SCRIPT_NAME."
diff --git a/version b/version
index ed71a14..9e29e10 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.3.14DO_NOT_UPDATE
+0.3.15