diff --git a/script-install-manual-scripts b/script-install-manual-scripts
index fc62d7cb..85296236 100755
--- a/script-install-manual-scripts
+++ b/script-install-manual-scripts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ parent=${parent%/*}
 
 is_root
 
+git rev-parse --is-inside-git-dir || echo "You must execute this script from the hartmanlab git directory" && exit 1
+
 install -m 644 functions /usr/local/bin/
 
 for script in script-*; do
diff --git a/script-system-scheduled-restart b/script-system-scheduled-restart
index 7d67f1a1..3c1ae968 100755
--- a/script-system-scheduled-restart
+++ b/script-system-scheduled-restart
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ is_root
 [[ $# -eq 0 ]] && time='*-*-* 01:30:00' # 1:30AM
 [[ $# -gt 1 ]] && time="$*"
 
-./script-system-update
+script-system-update
 
 ask_ok "Set a scheduled reboot for $time?" || exit 1