diff --git a/installJRMC b/installJRMC
index 67ee4c2..b1bd837 100755
--- a/installJRMC
+++ b/installJRMC
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ install_external_repos() {
 
   case $ID in
     ubuntu)
-      if ! grep -E '^deb|^Components' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/* | grep -q universe; then
+      if ! grep -E '^deb|^Components' /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/* | grep -q universe; then
         echo "Adding universe repository"
         if ! execute sudo add-apt-repository -y universe; then
           err "Adding universe repository failed"